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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 454 · 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 curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  7. 7.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  11. 11.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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