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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 431 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  2. 2.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  22. 22.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  40. 40.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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