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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 862 · 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) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  34. 34.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  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 log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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