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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 599 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  16. 16.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  19. 19.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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