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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 928 · 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: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 140 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.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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