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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 113 · 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 of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  15. 15.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 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?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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