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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 105 · 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 suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 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?
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam 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
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge

Answer key

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

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