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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 681 · 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) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  13. 13.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  16. 16.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  19. 19.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  27. 27.🌉 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?
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  37. 37.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables

Answer key

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

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