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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 991 · 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) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  5. 5.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  24. 24.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  33. 33.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  37. 37.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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