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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 816 · 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) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  5. 5.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  25. 25.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 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?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  39. 39.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck

Answer key

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

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