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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 546 · 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: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  3. 3.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 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?

Answer key

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

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