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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 523 · 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: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  4. 4.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  37. 37.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 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?

Answer key

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

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