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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 258 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  7. 7.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  15. 15.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  23. 23.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  37. 37.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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