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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 443 · 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.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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