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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 184 · 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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  23. 23.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 420 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 bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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