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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 92 · 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) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  7. 7.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  15. 15.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 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?
  19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  25. 25.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  28. 28.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 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?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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