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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 643 · 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 bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  9. 9.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables

Answer key

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

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