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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 746 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  7. 7.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. piers
  2. arch bridge
  3. suspension bridge
  4. False
  5. 7
  6. a flat deck on piers
  7. True
  8. 15
  9. compression
  10. 3
  11. True
  12. 50
  13. 5
  14. pushes out on its ends
  15. cables tied down at ends
  16. beam bridge
  17. False
  18. tension
  19. beam bridge
  20. False
  21. a curve under the deck
  22. deck hangs from cables
  23. 5
  24. 12
  25. beam bridge
  26. 4
  27. a log across a stream
  28. stones squeezed together
  29. tall towers hold cables
  30. 25
  31. True
  32. 35
  33. False
  34. the longest spans of all
  35. True
  36. arch bridge
  37. the simplest bridge
  38. arch bridge
  39. True
  40. False

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