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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 813 · 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: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 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.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  40. 40.🌉 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?

Answer key

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

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