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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 129 · 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) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  11. 11.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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