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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 698 · 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: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  9. 9.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  22. 22.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  23. 23.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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