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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 838 · 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: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 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?
  6. 6.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  18. 18.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  22. 22.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  39. 39.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  40. 40.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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