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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 593 · 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.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  19. 19.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  34. 34.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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