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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 347 · 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) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  20. 20.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 420 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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