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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 927 · 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 a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  28. 28.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 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 log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  35. 35.🌉 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?
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  37. 37.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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