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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 752 · 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: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  6. 6.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 225 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.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  15. 15.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  25. 25.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  37. 37.🌉 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?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force

Answer key

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

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