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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 413 · 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: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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