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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 545 · 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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  17. 17.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  29. 29.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  40. 40.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction

Answer key

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

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