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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 673 · 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 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  19. 19.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  31. 31.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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