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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 926 · 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) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  9. 9.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  29. 29.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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