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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 15 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  19. 19.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  23. 23.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps

Answer key

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

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