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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 484 · 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 bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  6. 6.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 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?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  29. 29.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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