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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 364 · 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: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  21. 21.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  31. 31.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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