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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 823 · 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: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  8. 8.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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