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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 508 · 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.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  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 of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

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

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