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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 879 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  16. 16.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 240 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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