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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 663 · 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: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.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
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  29. 29.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 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?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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