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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 264 · 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 suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  19. 19.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) the simplest bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 50 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 bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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