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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 844 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  13. 13.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. piers
  2. beam bridge
  3. tension
  4. suspension bridge
  5. suspension bridge
  6. 1
  7. pushes out on its ends
  8. beam bridge
  9. arch bridge
  10. beam bridge
  11. suspension bridge
  12. stones squeezed together
  13. False
  14. a curve under the deck
  15. 8
  16. False
  17. the longest spans of all
  18. False
  19. True
  20. 7
  21. 50
  22. suspension bridge
  23. True
  24. 9
  25. 10
  26. True
  27. a rope bridge in hills
  28. suspension bridge
  29. beam bridge
  30. arch bridge
  31. suspension bridge
  32. False
  33. a flat deck on piers
  34. 7
  35. a log across a stream
  36. good for short gaps
  37. arch bridge
  38. compression
  39. 7
  40. True

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