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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 955 · 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 log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 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?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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