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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 100 · 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: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 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?
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  28. 28.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all

Answer key

  1. arch bridge
  2. a rope bridge in hills
  3. tension
  4. 11
  5. 2
  6. deck hangs from cables
  7. 40
  8. piers
  9. suspension bridge
  10. False
  11. suspension bridge
  12. a log across a stream
  13. suspension bridge
  14. compression
  15. the simplest bridge
  16. False
  17. beam bridge
  18. False
  19. arch bridge
  20. 4
  21. False
  22. 35
  23. pushes out on its ends
  24. the longest spans of all
  25. beam bridge
  26. good for short gaps
  27. a curve under the deck
  28. False
  29. True
  30. 2
  31. False
  32. tall towers hold cables
  33. 6
  34. False
  35. True
  36. 45
  37. suspension bridge
  38. beam bridge
  39. True
  40. a flat deck on piers

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