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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 631 · 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.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  14. 14.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream

Answer key

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

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