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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 204 · 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: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 120 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.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables

Answer key

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

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