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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 183 · 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 of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  6. 6.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  9. 9.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 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?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  31. 31.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends

Answer key

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

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