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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 727 · 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 log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  24. 24.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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