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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 360 · 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: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 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?
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  37. 37.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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