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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 151 · 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) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 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?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps

Answer key

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

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