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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 373 · 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: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 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?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 405 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.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  32. 32.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  39. 39.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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