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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 766 · 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.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  6. 6.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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