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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 162 · 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.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  3. 3.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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