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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 625 · 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: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  9. 9.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  21. 21.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. beam bridge
  3. suspension bridge
  4. tension
  5. 9
  6. True
  7. beam bridge
  8. compression
  9. False
  10. arch bridge
  11. 30
  12. beam bridge
  13. the longest spans of all
  14. suspension bridge
  15. suspension bridge
  16. 7
  17. beam bridge
  18. False
  19. suspension bridge
  20. a curve under the deck
  21. True
  22. 45
  23. stones squeezed together
  24. piers
  25. the simplest bridge
  26. arch bridge
  27. True
  28. 45
  29. arch bridge
  30. False
  31. suspension bridge
  32. 9
  33. deck hangs from cables
  34. good for short gaps
  35. 2
  36. tall towers hold cables
  37. 35
  38. 8
  39. suspension bridge
  40. False

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