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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 382 · 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) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 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?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  27. 27.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 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?

Answer key

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

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