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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 565 · 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: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  10. 10.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  26. 26.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  35. 35.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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