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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 669 · 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: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. beam bridge
  3. a log across a stream
  4. stones squeezed together
  5. piers
  6. deck hangs from cables
  7. 2
  8. True
  9. True
  10. arch bridge
  11. arch bridge
  12. compression
  13. 15
  14. suspension bridge
  15. False
  16. good for short gaps
  17. 7
  18. False
  19. tension
  20. pushes out on its ends
  21. a curve under the deck
  22. suspension bridge
  23. a rope bridge in hills
  24. 50
  25. beam bridge
  26. suspension bridge
  27. 35
  28. False
  29. False
  30. beam bridge
  31. False
  32. False
  33. tall towers hold cables
  34. True
  35. 2
  36. False
  37. the simplest bridge
  38. 5
  39. True
  40. 3

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