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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 635 · 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) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  7. 7.🌉 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?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  20. 20.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  22. 22.🌉 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?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.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) pushes out on its ends
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. compression
  2. suspension bridge
  3. False
  4. suspension bridge
  5. suspension bridge
  6. tension
  7. 9
  8. tall towers hold cables
  9. a flat deck on piers
  10. arch bridge
  11. False
  12. 7
  13. arch bridge
  14. suspension bridge
  15. True
  16. False
  17. beam bridge
  18. 50
  19. piers
  20. False
  21. good for short gaps
  22. 6
  23. arch bridge
  24. beam bridge
  25. False
  26. 5
  27. the longest spans of all
  28. deck hangs from cables
  29. 20
  30. pushes out on its ends
  31. beam bridge
  32. 11
  33. suspension bridge
  34. 35
  35. 45
  36. beam bridge
  37. False
  38. stones squeezed together
  39. suspension bridge
  40. 30

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