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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 316 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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