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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 801 · 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: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) 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 bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  17. 17.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  28. 28.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  29. 29.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 70 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 is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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