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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 362 · 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: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  9. 9.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. True
  3. deck hangs from cables
  4. suspension bridge
  5. arch bridge
  6. pushes out on its ends
  7. 2
  8. tall towers hold cables
  9. False
  10. False
  11. compression
  12. suspension bridge
  13. piers
  14. tension
  15. beam bridge
  16. 4
  17. True
  18. 4
  19. suspension bridge
  20. 11
  21. a curve under the deck
  22. arch bridge
  23. a flat deck on piers
  24. the simplest bridge
  25. a rope bridge in hills
  26. good for short gaps
  27. 15
  28. the longest spans of all
  29. beam bridge
  30. 30
  31. True
  32. 8
  33. 30
  34. 1
  35. False
  36. 4
  37. 8
  38. stones squeezed together
  39. 50
  40. 10

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