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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 279 · 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.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  3. 3.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  9. 9.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.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 curve under the deck
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  17. 17.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables

Answer key

  1. True
  2. compression
  3. False
  4. 45
  5. piers
  6. a curve under the deck
  7. tension
  8. the longest spans of all
  9. True
  10. False
  11. tall towers hold cables
  12. suspension bridge
  13. False
  14. suspension bridge
  15. cables tied down at ends
  16. a log across a stream
  17. True
  18. False
  19. True
  20. 7
  21. suspension bridge
  22. good for short gaps
  23. True
  24. 7
  25. True
  26. beam bridge
  27. arch bridge
  28. 8
  29. arch bridge
  30. False
  31. 10
  32. True
  33. suspension bridge
  34. a flat deck on piers
  35. beam bridge
  36. 3
  37. arch bridge
  38. pushes out on its ends
  39. beam bridge
  40. deck hangs from cables

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