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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 582 · 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 of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  3. 3.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  8. 8.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  12. 12.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  29. 29.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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