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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 259 · 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) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 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?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 120 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 log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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