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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 561 · 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: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  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.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 160 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.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  28. 28.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  29. 29.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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