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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 542 · 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: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 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?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  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: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 120 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 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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