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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 541 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  36. 36.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream

Answer key

  1. piers
  2. suspension bridge
  3. pushes out on its ends
  4. beam bridge
  5. 5
  6. False
  7. arch bridge
  8. 7
  9. 11
  10. False
  11. tension
  12. suspension bridge
  13. False
  14. a flat deck on piers
  15. beam bridge
  16. True
  17. True
  18. False
  19. suspension bridge
  20. 7
  21. a rope bridge in hills
  22. 2
  23. a curve under the deck
  24. suspension bridge
  25. good for short gaps
  26. beam bridge
  27. 45
  28. 35
  29. beam bridge
  30. False
  31. True
  32. 50
  33. suspension bridge
  34. True
  35. compression
  36. False
  37. 20
  38. 45
  39. 4
  40. a log across a stream

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