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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 577 · 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) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  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: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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