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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 64 · 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 a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension 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.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  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.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension

Answer key

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

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