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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 270 · 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 of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  8. 8.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 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?
  14. 14.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. a rope bridge in hills
  2. suspension bridge
  3. stones squeezed together
  4. suspension bridge
  5. tension
  6. 45
  7. good for short gaps
  8. False
  9. suspension bridge
  10. True
  11. True
  12. False
  13. 9
  14. True
  15. 2
  16. suspension bridge
  17. tall towers hold cables
  18. suspension bridge
  19. 30
  20. True
  21. compression
  22. True
  23. pushes out on its ends
  24. beam bridge
  25. suspension bridge
  26. True
  27. a log across a stream
  28. 10
  29. deck hangs from cables
  30. 25
  31. arch bridge
  32. 2
  33. arch bridge
  34. False
  35. the simplest bridge
  36. beam bridge
  37. False
  38. beam bridge
  39. 50
  40. 12

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