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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 261 · 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: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  16. 16.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  27. 27.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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