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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 62 · 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: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 225 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) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  30. 30.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  36. 36.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  40. 40.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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