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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 266 · 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) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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