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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 850 · 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) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  3. 3.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  15. 15.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  33. 33.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. piers
  2. deck hangs from cables
  3. True
  4. compression
  5. the longest spans of all
  6. cables tied down at ends
  7. a flat deck on piers
  8. 9
  9. a rope bridge in hills
  10. suspension bridge
  11. 12
  12. the simplest bridge
  13. arch bridge
  14. good for short gaps
  15. True
  16. False
  17. 8
  18. True
  19. suspension bridge
  20. False
  21. beam bridge
  22. suspension bridge
  23. beam bridge
  24. 10
  25. 6
  26. suspension bridge
  27. arch bridge
  28. 2
  29. tension
  30. tall towers hold cables
  31. suspension bridge
  32. pushes out on its ends
  33. False
  34. 45
  35. a curve under the deck
  36. 40
  37. True
  38. False
  39. 9
  40. False

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