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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 474 · 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 flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.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
  36. 36.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together

Answer key

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

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