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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 699 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  6. 6.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  11. 11.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends

Answer key

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

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