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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 528 · 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: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  31. 31.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. compression
  3. suspension bridge
  4. beam bridge
  5. a curve under the deck
  6. False
  7. the simplest bridge
  8. tension
  9. beam bridge
  10. piers
  11. the longest spans of all
  12. 35
  13. 50
  14. False
  15. suspension bridge
  16. False
  17. arch bridge
  18. False
  19. 2
  20. tall towers hold cables
  21. stones squeezed together
  22. cables tied down at ends
  23. good for short gaps
  24. beam bridge
  25. True
  26. 10
  27. False
  28. 45
  29. a rope bridge in hills
  30. a log across a stream
  31. True
  32. 30
  33. 4
  34. False
  35. True
  36. True
  37. a flat deck on piers
  38. arch bridge
  39. 8
  40. 10

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