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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 525 · 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 bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  25. 25.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch 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
  32. 32.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 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?

Answer key

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

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