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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 627 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  5. 5.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  18. 18.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 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?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 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?
  26. 26.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  36. 36.🌉 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?
  37. 37.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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