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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 180 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  24. 24.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  35. 35.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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