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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 852 · 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) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  4. 4.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  28. 28.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together

Answer key

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

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