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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 529 · 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) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  12. 12.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  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 an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  21. 21.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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