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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 3 · 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) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 280 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.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  36. 36.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck

Answer key

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

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