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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 595 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  9. 9.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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