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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 473 · 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.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  19. 19.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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