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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 239 · 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: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  9. 9.🌉 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?
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  11. 11.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  15. 15.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  36. 36.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. beam bridge
  3. arch bridge
  4. arch bridge
  5. True
  6. 2
  7. False
  8. piers
  9. 1
  10. a rope bridge in hills
  11. True
  12. False
  13. beam bridge
  14. compression
  15. tension
  16. deck hangs from cables
  17. 1
  18. suspension bridge
  19. True
  20. False
  21. 40
  22. beam bridge
  23. False
  24. suspension bridge
  25. 3
  26. False
  27. arch bridge
  28. False
  29. True
  30. 25
  31. 10
  32. False
  33. suspension bridge
  34. False
  35. pushes out on its ends
  36. True
  37. 50
  38. False
  39. stones squeezed together
  40. suspension bridge

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