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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 229 · 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) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends

Answer key

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

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