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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 70 · 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) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  8. 8.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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