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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 661 · 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: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  3. 3.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  8. 8.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  25. 25.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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