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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 371 · 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 of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  8. 8.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together

Answer key

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

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