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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 200 · 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 bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.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) pushes out on its ends
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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