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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 256 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  20. 20.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 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?
  24. 24.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck

Answer key

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

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