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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 174 · 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) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. a flat deck on piers
  2. a log across a stream
  3. suspension bridge
  4. False
  5. suspension bridge
  6. 50
  7. a curve under the deck
  8. arch bridge
  9. the simplest bridge
  10. beam bridge
  11. the longest spans of all
  12. 3
  13. piers
  14. suspension bridge
  15. suspension bridge
  16. pushes out on its ends
  17. False
  18. 4
  19. False
  20. beam bridge
  21. stones squeezed together
  22. arch bridge
  23. True
  24. True
  25. False
  26. False
  27. good for short gaps
  28. suspension bridge
  29. 8
  30. 11
  31. beam bridge
  32. False
  33. 11
  34. True
  35. 8
  36. beam bridge
  37. True
  38. compression
  39. arch bridge
  40. 9

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