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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 4 · 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 stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  2. 2.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  11. 11.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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