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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 186 · 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) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  6. 6.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 440 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.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  25. 25.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 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?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  32. 32.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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