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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 392 · 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.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  7. 7.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 270 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.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  20. 20.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  22. 22.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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