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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 444 · 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) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 165 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.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 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?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. a log across a stream
  2. tension
  3. 8
  4. suspension bridge
  5. arch bridge
  6. True
  7. tall towers hold cables
  8. 12
  9. piers
  10. False
  11. suspension bridge
  12. 40
  13. False
  14. suspension bridge
  15. suspension bridge
  16. False
  17. suspension bridge
  18. a curve under the deck
  19. the simplest bridge
  20. compression
  21. False
  22. a flat deck on piers
  23. 10
  24. True
  25. the longest spans of all
  26. arch bridge
  27. beam bridge
  28. False
  29. 10
  30. 1
  31. beam bridge
  32. True
  33. 8
  34. 4
  35. True
  36. arch bridge
  37. 40
  38. 25
  39. beam bridge
  40. 11

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