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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 354 · 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) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  6. 6.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 140 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 bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 150 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  37. 37.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  40. 40.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. pushes out on its ends
  2. 2
  3. 50
  4. False
  5. cables tied down at ends
  6. True
  7. False
  8. False
  9. beam bridge
  10. the simplest bridge
  11. 3
  12. beam bridge
  13. compression
  14. beam bridge
  15. piers
  16. arch bridge
  17. False
  18. a log across a stream
  19. suspension bridge
  20. True
  21. 8
  22. 2
  23. suspension bridge
  24. 40
  25. stones squeezed together
  26. beam bridge
  27. False
  28. 5
  29. arch bridge
  30. deck hangs from cables
  31. 3
  32. a flat deck on piers
  33. 10
  34. True
  35. 10
  36. good for short gaps
  37. tension
  38. a rope bridge in hills
  39. tall towers hold cables
  40. False

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