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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 389 · 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: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  5. 5.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  27. 27.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 120 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. compression
  3. pushes out on its ends
  4. a flat deck on piers
  5. False
  6. arch bridge
  7. stones squeezed together
  8. 9
  9. tension
  10. the longest spans of all
  11. 50
  12. suspension bridge
  13. False
  14. a rope bridge in hills
  15. 6
  16. suspension bridge
  17. suspension bridge
  18. 10
  19. 15
  20. True
  21. beam bridge
  22. a log across a stream
  23. a curve under the deck
  24. True
  25. beam bridge
  26. deck hangs from cables
  27. piers
  28. 10
  29. True
  30. 3
  31. beam bridge
  32. suspension bridge
  33. False
  34. 1
  35. arch bridge
  36. tall towers hold cables
  37. True
  38. 10
  39. 3
  40. 11

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