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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 460 · 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.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  15. 15.🌉 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?
  16. 16.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 280 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  27. 27.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills

Answer key

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

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