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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 911 · 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) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  23. 23.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  38. 38.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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