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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 694 · 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) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  12. 12.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 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?
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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