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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 580 · 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) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  34. 34.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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