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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 550 · 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: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  37. 37.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. arch bridge
  2. beam bridge
  3. False
  4. piers
  5. compression
  6. the longest spans of all
  7. 8
  8. 6
  9. a rope bridge in hills
  10. stones squeezed together
  11. suspension bridge
  12. 9
  13. tension
  14. beam bridge
  15. True
  16. False
  17. False
  18. suspension bridge
  19. a flat deck on piers
  20. 10
  21. False
  22. True
  23. arch bridge
  24. 12
  25. True
  26. 40
  27. a log across a stream
  28. suspension bridge
  29. deck hangs from cables
  30. beam bridge
  31. suspension bridge
  32. 45
  33. suspension bridge
  34. 35
  35. beam bridge
  36. tall towers hold cables
  37. False
  38. 11
  39. False
  40. 40

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