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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 764 · 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 of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  2. 2.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  8. 8.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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