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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 906 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  3. 3.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  18. 18.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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