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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 549 · 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) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  2. 2.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 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?
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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