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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 403 · 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 of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  7. 7.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  10. 10.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 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?
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  38. 38.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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