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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 25 · 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 of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  8. 8.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 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?
  11. 11.🌉 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?
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  33. 33.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 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?
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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