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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 918 · 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 bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  7. 7.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  16. 16.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  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.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  31. 31.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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