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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 706 · 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: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  16. 16.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  27. 27.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 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?
  39. 39.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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