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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 585 · 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 longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  25. 25.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  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 suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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