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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 853 · 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: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  17. 17.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  25. 25.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  35. 35.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge

Answer key

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

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