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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 187 · 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) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  15. 15.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream

Answer key

  1. piers
  2. suspension bridge
  3. True
  4. False
  5. a log across a stream
  6. 40
  7. suspension bridge
  8. False
  9. beam bridge
  10. arch bridge
  11. compression
  12. True
  13. beam bridge
  14. tall towers hold cables
  15. True
  16. beam bridge
  17. arch bridge
  18. 20
  19. the simplest bridge
  20. 11
  21. 45
  22. arch bridge
  23. 3
  24. 11
  25. a rope bridge in hills
  26. a flat deck on piers
  27. suspension bridge
  28. True
  29. stones squeezed together
  30. False
  31. tension
  32. good for short gaps
  33. beam bridge
  34. 6
  35. False
  36. deck hangs from cables
  37. 45
  38. False
  39. the longest spans of all
  40. a curve under the deck

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