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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 12 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  11. 11.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  25. 25.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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