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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 588 · 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.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 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?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  15. 15.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 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?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all

Answer key

  1. False
  2. suspension bridge
  3. False
  4. arch bridge
  5. 4
  6. suspension bridge
  7. True
  8. suspension bridge
  9. a rope bridge in hills
  10. a curve under the deck
  11. compression
  12. suspension bridge
  13. False
  14. piers
  15. tension
  16. 1
  17. True
  18. 35
  19. 3
  20. suspension bridge
  21. True
  22. arch bridge
  23. 9
  24. stones squeezed together
  25. 12
  26. True
  27. good for short gaps
  28. 6
  29. suspension bridge
  30. False
  31. False
  32. 50
  33. beam bridge
  34. 5
  35. False
  36. 8
  37. 35
  38. deck hangs from cables
  39. 5
  40. the longest spans of all

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