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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 563 · 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) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  7. 7.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  9. 9.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.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) a rope bridge in hills
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. False
  3. True
  4. beam bridge
  5. True
  6. good for short gaps
  7. True
  8. compression
  9. True
  10. cables tied down at ends
  11. suspension bridge
  12. False
  13. True
  14. True
  15. a curve under the deck
  16. 10
  17. beam bridge
  18. suspension bridge
  19. deck hangs from cables
  20. suspension bridge
  21. 11
  22. beam bridge
  23. 4
  24. 50
  25. a rope bridge in hills
  26. beam bridge
  27. arch bridge
  28. 10
  29. False
  30. piers
  31. tall towers hold cables
  32. arch bridge
  33. 35
  34. tension
  35. True
  36. a log across a stream
  37. 45
  38. suspension bridge
  39. False
  40. 45

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