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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 584 · 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 of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 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?
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 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?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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