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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 381 · 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 a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 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?
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  27. 27.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

  1. a rope bridge in hills
  2. suspension bridge
  3. False
  4. False
  5. True
  6. good for short gaps
  7. 12
  8. 8
  9. beam bridge
  10. suspension bridge
  11. tension
  12. piers
  13. 9
  14. arch bridge
  15. the longest spans of all
  16. suspension bridge
  17. 1
  18. 9
  19. True
  20. pushes out on its ends
  21. False
  22. stones squeezed together
  23. 15
  24. 3
  25. 5
  26. a curve under the deck
  27. True
  28. False
  29. True
  30. beam bridge
  31. 5
  32. True
  33. False
  34. a flat deck on piers
  35. 11
  36. suspension bridge
  37. suspension bridge
  38. 4
  39. beam bridge
  40. beam bridge

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