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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 291 · 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: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  16. 16.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 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?
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 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?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together

Answer key

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

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