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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 498 · 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: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 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?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  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.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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