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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 830 · 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) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  7. 7.🌉 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?
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  10. 10.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  17. 17.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  27. 27.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  38. 38.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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