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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 924 · 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.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  5. 5.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  8. 8.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  19. 19.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  21. 21.🌉 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?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  30. 30.🌉 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?
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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