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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 496 · 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: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  4. 4.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 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?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream

Answer key

  1. arch bridge
  2. False
  3. a curve under the deck
  4. True
  5. deck hangs from cables
  6. the longest spans of all
  7. 15
  8. False
  9. suspension bridge
  10. 12
  11. piers
  12. 50
  13. the simplest bridge
  14. arch bridge
  15. beam bridge
  16. False
  17. stones squeezed together
  18. 1
  19. True
  20. False
  21. suspension bridge
  22. suspension bridge
  23. False
  24. False
  25. cables tied down at ends
  26. suspension bridge
  27. suspension bridge
  28. 3
  29. tall towers hold cables
  30. 20
  31. 2
  32. beam bridge
  33. 2
  34. True
  35. 25
  36. suspension bridge
  37. False
  38. a flat deck on piers
  39. 3
  40. a log across a stream

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