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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 372 · 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: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  31. 31.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

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

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