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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 809 · 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 bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  12. 12.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. good for short gaps
  3. 50
  4. beam bridge
  5. arch bridge
  6. 45
  7. 11
  8. suspension bridge
  9. tension
  10. True
  11. piers
  12. True
  13. compression
  14. suspension bridge
  15. arch bridge
  16. the longest spans of all
  17. True
  18. suspension bridge
  19. 3
  20. True
  21. a rope bridge in hills
  22. a curve under the deck
  23. False
  24. False
  25. the simplest bridge
  26. stones squeezed together
  27. a flat deck on piers
  28. True
  29. 10
  30. 9
  31. True
  32. beam bridge
  33. False
  34. pushes out on its ends
  35. tall towers hold cables
  36. beam bridge
  37. 4
  38. suspension bridge
  39. False
  40. False

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