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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 429 · 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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  5. 5.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 405 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.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  17. 17.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  22. 22.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 120 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 of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. 40
  3. 4
  4. piers
  5. False
  6. suspension bridge
  7. a curve under the deck
  8. 10
  9. True
  10. 4
  11. beam bridge
  12. 8
  13. False
  14. compression
  15. beam bridge
  16. the simplest bridge
  17. False
  18. 3
  19. stones squeezed together
  20. 40
  21. pushes out on its ends
  22. False
  23. tension
  24. suspension bridge
  25. the longest spans of all
  26. tall towers hold cables
  27. 11
  28. deck hangs from cables
  29. 6
  30. good for short gaps
  31. suspension bridge
  32. beam bridge
  33. arch bridge
  34. True
  35. True
  36. a flat deck on piers
  37. 50
  38. cables tied down at ends
  39. 4
  40. suspension bridge

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