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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 637 · 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: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  5. 5.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  32. 32.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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