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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 537 · 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 stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  20. 20.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  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. compression
  2. 10
  3. False
  4. True
  5. suspension bridge
  6. False
  7. suspension bridge
  8. beam bridge
  9. False
  10. deck hangs from cables
  11. a log across a stream
  12. suspension bridge
  13. piers
  14. a flat deck on piers
  15. stones squeezed together
  16. beam bridge
  17. suspension bridge
  18. True
  19. tension
  20. True
  21. False
  22. 3
  23. 2
  24. a rope bridge in hills
  25. arch bridge
  26. 3
  27. the longest spans of all
  28. 9
  29. 8
  30. beam bridge
  31. True
  32. False
  33. cables tied down at ends
  34. False
  35. False
  36. 8
  37. good for short gaps
  38. arch bridge
  39. 2
  40. 10

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