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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 583 · 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: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  22. 22.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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