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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 365 · 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 log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  12. 12.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 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?

Answer key

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

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