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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 419 · 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) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  4. 4.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  13. 13.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  37. 37.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 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?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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