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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 348 · 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) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.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) the simplest bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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