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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 150 · 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 bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  23. 23.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge

Answer key

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

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