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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 345 · 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 bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  3. 3.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  7. 7.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  26. 26.🌉 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?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. a flat deck on piers
  3. False
  4. arch bridge
  5. True
  6. tension
  7. False
  8. 2
  9. 2
  10. suspension bridge
  11. 6
  12. the simplest bridge
  13. arch bridge
  14. beam bridge
  15. suspension bridge
  16. True
  17. piers
  18. 35
  19. 45
  20. True
  21. a curve under the deck
  22. suspension bridge
  23. 5
  24. 15
  25. a rope bridge in hills
  26. 2
  27. arch bridge
  28. a log across a stream
  29. suspension bridge
  30. beam bridge
  31. 8
  32. 9
  33. False
  34. False
  35. True
  36. compression
  37. 3
  38. stones squeezed together
  39. suspension bridge
  40. cables tied down at ends

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