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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 885 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  4. 4.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  8. 8.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  10. 10.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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