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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 441 · 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 beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  2. 2.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 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?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 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?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 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?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 280 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. the simplest bridge
  2. False
  3. piers
  4. 9
  5. compression
  6. 1
  7. 7
  8. suspension bridge
  9. 5
  10. a rope bridge in hills
  11. stones squeezed together
  12. a curve under the deck
  13. arch bridge
  14. beam bridge
  15. beam bridge
  16. beam bridge
  17. False
  18. 11
  19. suspension bridge
  20. 6
  21. 8
  22. beam bridge
  23. 4
  24. suspension bridge
  25. suspension bridge
  26. suspension bridge
  27. suspension bridge
  28. a log across a stream
  29. 2
  30. 10
  31. 6
  32. True
  33. True
  34. tension
  35. 6
  36. 2
  37. arch bridge
  38. cables tied down at ends
  39. pushes out on its ends
  40. 50

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