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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 211 · 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) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.🌉 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?
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables

Answer key

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

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