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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 209 · 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) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  13. 13.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” 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.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. pushes out on its ends
  2. beam bridge
  3. tension
  4. 4
  5. a flat deck on piers
  6. 11
  7. tall towers hold cables
  8. suspension bridge
  9. 45
  10. beam bridge
  11. False
  12. compression
  13. False
  14. suspension bridge
  15. arch bridge
  16. suspension bridge
  17. beam bridge
  18. piers
  19. False
  20. stones squeezed together
  21. True
  22. True
  23. suspension bridge
  24. True
  25. False
  26. a log across a stream
  27. 40
  28. 35
  29. arch bridge
  30. the longest spans of all
  31. 6
  32. 12
  33. True
  34. 12
  35. True
  36. True
  37. beam bridge
  38. the simplest bridge
  39. 35
  40. 10

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