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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 246 · 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: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  18. 18.🌉 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?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 165 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.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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