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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 952 · 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: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  31. 31.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps

Answer key

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

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