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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 165 · 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: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers 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 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 280 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  40. 40.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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