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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 687 · 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) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  18. 18.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 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?
  22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  33. 33.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) deck hangs from cables
  34. 34.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  35. 35.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends

Answer key

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

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