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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 189 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  40. 40.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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