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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 604 · 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: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.True or false: “the simplest bridge” 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 of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  28. 28.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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