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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 417 · 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: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  14. 14.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

  1. arch bridge
  2. 3
  3. 35
  4. compression
  5. stones squeezed together
  6. suspension bridge
  7. tension
  8. beam bridge
  9. beam bridge
  10. False
  11. False
  12. suspension bridge
  13. the simplest bridge
  14. True
  15. True
  16. 3
  17. beam bridge
  18. False
  19. arch bridge
  20. cables tied down at ends
  21. suspension bridge
  22. False
  23. pushes out on its ends
  24. 20
  25. 3
  26. a curve under the deck
  27. 5
  28. suspension bridge
  29. False
  30. deck hangs from cables
  31. arch bridge
  32. False
  33. suspension bridge
  34. True
  35. suspension bridge
  36. 8
  37. 45
  38. 10
  39. piers
  40. beam bridge

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