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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 91 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  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.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  20. 20.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream

Answer key

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

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