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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 489 · 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 suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  2. 2.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 600 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 bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 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?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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