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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 393 · 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) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  11. 11.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  17. 17.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 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) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  27. 27.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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