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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 155 · 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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  11. 11.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 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?
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.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) stones squeezed together
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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