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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 213 · 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: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  4. 4.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  35. 35.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 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?
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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