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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 1 · 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) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  13. 13.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension 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: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 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?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  27. 27.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills

Answer key

  1. beam bridge
  2. a flat deck on piers
  3. beam bridge
  4. suspension bridge
  5. True
  6. piers
  7. arch bridge
  8. 12
  9. 5
  10. False
  11. False
  12. tension
  13. False
  14. True
  15. True
  16. True
  17. pushes out on its ends
  18. beam bridge
  19. good for short gaps
  20. the longest spans of all
  21. 40
  22. 5
  23. suspension bridge
  24. 8
  25. 10
  26. tall towers hold cables
  27. True
  28. True
  29. 3
  30. False
  31. 45
  32. 11
  33. compression
  34. 3
  35. suspension bridge
  36. arch bridge
  37. a curve under the deck
  38. 8
  39. suspension bridge
  40. a rope bridge in hills

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