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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 243 · 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.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  2. 2.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  7. 7.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  33. 33.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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