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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 181 · 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 suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  3. 3.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  16. 16.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  19. 19.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 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.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  31. 31.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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