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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 210 · 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: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  21. 21.🌉 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?
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction

Answer key

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

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