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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 387 · 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: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  11. 11.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  18. 18.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. a log across a stream
  3. 9
  4. tension
  5. 20
  6. 9
  7. 50
  8. False
  9. suspension bridge
  10. piers
  11. True
  12. suspension bridge
  13. beam bridge
  14. compression
  15. deck hangs from cables
  16. 15
  17. pushes out on its ends
  18. False
  19. 10
  20. False
  21. suspension bridge
  22. 2
  23. beam bridge
  24. a curve under the deck
  25. True
  26. True
  27. a flat deck on piers
  28. True
  29. good for short gaps
  30. 45
  31. arch bridge
  32. suspension bridge
  33. tall towers hold cables
  34. True
  35. arch bridge
  36. 7
  37. 10
  38. arch bridge
  39. suspension bridge
  40. cables tied down at ends

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