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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 39 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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