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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 205 · 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: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  11. 11.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  25. 25.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  36. 36.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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