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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 511 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  12. 12.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 450 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. compression
  2. beam bridge
  3. suspension bridge
  4. the longest spans of all
  5. a curve under the deck
  6. 5
  7. False
  8. deck hangs from cables
  9. a log across a stream
  10. True
  11. stones squeezed together
  12. True
  13. 5
  14. cables tied down at ends
  15. the simplest bridge
  16. False
  17. pushes out on its ends
  18. suspension bridge
  19. beam bridge
  20. True
  21. beam bridge
  22. good for short gaps
  23. tall towers hold cables
  24. 20
  25. 12
  26. True
  27. 20
  28. 4
  29. True
  30. beam bridge
  31. 9
  32. arch bridge
  33. arch bridge
  34. suspension bridge
  35. tension
  36. 45
  37. 10
  38. 12
  39. piers
  40. True

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