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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 733 · 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) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  4. 4.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream

Answer key

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

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