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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 54 · 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: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  3. 3.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  17. 17.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  24. 24.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
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  27. 27.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. arch bridge
  2. cables tied down at ends
  3. True
  4. True
  5. a flat deck on piers
  6. 10
  7. suspension bridge
  8. stones squeezed together
  9. tension
  10. compression
  11. beam bridge
  12. pushes out on its ends
  13. 11
  14. True
  15. piers
  16. good for short gaps
  17. True
  18. suspension bridge
  19. True
  20. suspension bridge
  21. beam bridge
  22. suspension bridge
  23. the longest spans of all
  24. deck hangs from cables
  25. True
  26. a rope bridge in hills
  27. True
  28. 50
  29. 3
  30. False
  31. arch bridge
  32. True
  33. True
  34. beam bridge
  35. 3
  36. 7
  37. beam bridge
  38. 2
  39. False
  40. 10

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