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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 28 · 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) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  2. 2.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  22. 22.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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