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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 244 · 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: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 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?
  26. 26.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  27. 27.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  37. 37.🌉 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?
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. True
  3. False
  4. beam bridge
  5. deck hangs from cables
  6. beam bridge
  7. pushes out on its ends
  8. 4
  9. suspension bridge
  10. True
  11. 6
  12. the longest spans of all
  13. suspension bridge
  14. beam bridge
  15. 2
  16. False
  17. arch bridge
  18. suspension bridge
  19. tension
  20. 45
  21. a flat deck on piers
  22. 2
  23. the simplest bridge
  24. 10
  25. 1
  26. piers
  27. True
  28. suspension bridge
  29. True
  30. False
  31. arch bridge
  32. False
  33. 4
  34. False
  35. arch bridge
  36. a curve under the deck
  37. 8
  38. stones squeezed together
  39. 12
  40. True

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