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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 858 · 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 rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  10. 10.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  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.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  19. 19.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.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
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 120 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. the simplest bridge
  3. suspension bridge
  4. suspension bridge
  5. False
  6. deck hangs from cables
  7. beam bridge
  8. suspension bridge
  9. good for short gaps
  10. False
  11. 2
  12. 35
  13. True
  14. 3
  15. 8
  16. suspension bridge
  17. 45
  18. piers
  19. False
  20. beam bridge
  21. 12
  22. False
  23. 50
  24. stones squeezed together
  25. 4
  26. the longest spans of all
  27. a log across a stream
  28. False
  29. beam bridge
  30. arch bridge
  31. False
  32. tension
  33. False
  34. 3
  35. 7
  36. 5
  37. cables tied down at ends
  38. a curve under the deck
  39. True
  40. True

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