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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 591 · 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 flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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