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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 553 · 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) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  32. 32.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  33. 33.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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