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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 970 · 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 bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  25. 25.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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