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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 458 · 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: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  10. 10.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  30. 30.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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