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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 447 · 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: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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