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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 226 · 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) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  23. 23.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  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.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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