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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 168 · 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: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  9. 9.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  19. 19.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  29. 29.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  30. 30.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  31. 31.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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