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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 415 · 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: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  25. 25.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 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?

Answer key

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

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