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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 192 · 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) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  20. 20.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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