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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 932 · 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.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  6. 6.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  20. 20.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. good for short gaps
  2. compression
  3. a rope bridge in hills
  4. 5
  5. pushes out on its ends
  6. False
  7. True
  8. suspension bridge
  9. suspension bridge
  10. False
  11. beam bridge
  12. 2
  13. beam bridge
  14. 7
  15. 5
  16. 40
  17. True
  18. tension
  19. a log across a stream
  20. piers
  21. False
  22. arch bridge
  23. a curve under the deck
  24. 10
  25. False
  26. 50
  27. True
  28. False
  29. suspension bridge
  30. 5
  31. deck hangs from cables
  32. True
  33. beam bridge
  34. the simplest bridge
  35. suspension bridge
  36. a flat deck on piers
  37. arch bridge
  38. 45
  39. 10
  40. True

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