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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 357 · 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: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  3. 3.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  10. 10.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  15. 15.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  26. 26.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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