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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 22 · 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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 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?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.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) a log across a stream
  27. 27.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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