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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 198 · 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 of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  10. 10.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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