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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 143 · 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.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  22. 22.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  25. 25.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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