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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 731 · 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 flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  5. 5.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  7. 7.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 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?
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 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?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills

Answer key

  1. beam bridge
  2. False
  3. suspension bridge
  4. compression
  5. False
  6. tension
  7. True
  8. True
  9. False
  10. True
  11. pushes out on its ends
  12. a rope bridge in hills
  13. suspension bridge
  14. suspension bridge
  15. suspension bridge
  16. suspension bridge
  17. False
  18. 8
  19. tall towers hold cables
  20. beam bridge
  21. a log across a stream
  22. False
  23. 2
  24. True
  25. 6
  26. 11
  27. True
  28. 5
  29. arch bridge
  30. deck hangs from cables
  31. suspension bridge
  32. 15
  33. True
  34. True
  35. cables tied down at ends
  36. True
  37. good for short gaps
  38. beam bridge
  39. 50
  40. a flat deck on piers

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