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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 351 · 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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  14. 14.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  18. 18.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  23. 23.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  31. 31.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  36. 36.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  37. 37.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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