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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 368 · 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: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 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?
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 90 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: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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