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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 787 · 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: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  8. 8.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) the longest spans of all
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  31. 31.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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