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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 111 · 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 rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 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?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. good for short gaps
  3. suspension bridge
  4. True
  5. suspension bridge
  6. beam bridge
  7. False
  8. True
  9. a flat deck on piers
  10. 7
  11. False
  12. suspension bridge
  13. suspension bridge
  14. 11
  15. 50
  16. 5
  17. True
  18. stones squeezed together
  19. piers
  20. 3
  21. arch bridge
  22. arch bridge
  23. tension
  24. 12
  25. False
  26. 10
  27. a curve under the deck
  28. beam bridge
  29. True
  30. suspension bridge
  31. False
  32. a rope bridge in hills
  33. beam bridge
  34. 9
  35. False
  36. beam bridge
  37. deck hangs from cables
  38. True
  39. the longest spans of all
  40. arch bridge

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