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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 791 · 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: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  22. 22.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 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?
  29. 29.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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