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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 572 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (How does it hold up?): Beam: flat deck on supports, short spans; spans = length ÷ span length. Arch: curved, in compression, pushes out on its ends. Suspension: deck hangs from cables (tension) over towers (compression); longest spans.

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  1. 1.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  23. 23.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  32. 32.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. tension
  3. 4
  4. a rope bridge in hills
  5. beam bridge
  6. True
  7. True
  8. 2
  9. suspension bridge
  10. False
  11. True
  12. cables tied down at ends
  13. arch bridge
  14. suspension bridge
  15. 1
  16. pushes out on its ends
  17. 6
  18. 10
  19. beam bridge
  20. suspension bridge
  21. arch bridge
  22. piers
  23. True
  24. 4
  25. 3
  26. the longest spans of all
  27. the simplest bridge
  28. a curve under the deck
  29. beam bridge
  30. False
  31. compression
  32. True
  33. 8
  34. beam bridge
  35. False
  36. stones squeezed together
  37. 3
  38. 11
  39. arch bridge
  40. a flat deck on piers

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