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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 158 · 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) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  19. 19.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 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?
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  38. 38.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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