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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 11 · 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) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  5. 5.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) tall towers hold cables
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans 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 10 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends

Answer key

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

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