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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 53 · 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: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  4. 4.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 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?
  33. 33.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force

Answer key

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

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