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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 36 · 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.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  12. 12.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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