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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 288 · 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 stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 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?
  26. 26.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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