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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 633 · 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 longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  38. 38.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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