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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 290 · 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: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 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?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. arch bridge
  4. arch bridge
  5. beam bridge
  6. suspension bridge
  7. beam bridge
  8. a curve under the deck
  9. False
  10. suspension bridge
  11. True
  12. True
  13. False
  14. a flat deck on piers
  15. good for short gaps
  16. tension
  17. False
  18. piers
  19. 35
  20. tall towers hold cables
  21. 11
  22. beam bridge
  23. 3
  24. 50
  25. 11
  26. 30
  27. the longest spans of all
  28. True
  29. pushes out on its ends
  30. 9
  31. beam bridge
  32. False
  33. a log across a stream
  34. 20
  35. 2
  36. True
  37. cables tied down at ends
  38. suspension bridge
  39. compression
  40. False

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