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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 868 · 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) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  29. 29.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. piers
  2. a curve under the deck
  3. suspension bridge
  4. pushes out on its ends
  5. False
  6. arch bridge
  7. False
  8. compression
  9. True
  10. False
  11. 2
  12. suspension bridge
  13. 8
  14. 3
  15. suspension bridge
  16. the simplest bridge
  17. 10
  18. True
  19. 1
  20. 5
  21. beam bridge
  22. suspension bridge
  23. 3
  24. arch bridge
  25. 5
  26. a log across a stream
  27. False
  28. tension
  29. True
  30. beam bridge
  31. True
  32. 7
  33. True
  34. False
  35. 10
  36. cables tied down at ends
  37. True
  38. False
  39. False
  40. 10

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