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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 172 · 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: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 330 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) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills

Answer key

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

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