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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 783 · 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: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  3. 3.🌉 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?
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  33. 33.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck

Answer key

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

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