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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 558 · 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: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  11. 11.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  16. 16.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.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
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  22. 22.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  25. 25.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 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?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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