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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 614 · 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.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  11. 11.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. suspension bridge
  3. 10
  4. True
  5. compression
  6. 10
  7. piers
  8. beam bridge
  9. False
  10. a flat deck on piers
  11. True
  12. pushes out on its ends
  13. 7
  14. False
  15. 8
  16. deck hangs from cables
  17. False
  18. True
  19. 3
  20. True
  21. False
  22. False
  23. beam bridge
  24. cables tied down at ends
  25. suspension bridge
  26. 4
  27. suspension bridge
  28. 12
  29. 3
  30. tension
  31. 10
  32. False
  33. arch bridge
  34. False
  35. False
  36. suspension bridge
  37. True
  38. 11
  39. 2
  40. False

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