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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 306 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  15. 15.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 225 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.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  40. 40.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. stones squeezed together
  2. beam bridge
  3. True
  4. False
  5. 9
  6. True
  7. 11
  8. arch bridge
  9. False
  10. compression
  11. beam bridge
  12. False
  13. True
  14. pushes out on its ends
  15. False
  16. the longest spans of all
  17. suspension bridge
  18. 50
  19. suspension bridge
  20. 45
  21. a curve under the deck
  22. 10
  23. 4
  24. 10
  25. 12
  26. False
  27. piers
  28. 8
  29. tension
  30. suspension bridge
  31. beam bridge
  32. arch bridge
  33. suspension bridge
  34. cables tied down at ends
  35. a flat deck on piers
  36. True
  37. 4
  38. suspension bridge
  39. good for short gaps
  40. False

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