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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 333 · 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) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  8. 8.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  10. 10.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 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?
  35. 35.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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