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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 207 · 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 bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  37. 37.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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