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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 185 · 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) cables only (d) nothing
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  22. 22.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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