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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 685 · 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: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  19. 19.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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