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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 369 · 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: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  14. 14.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  21. 21.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  23. 23.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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