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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 954 · 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: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.🌉 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?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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