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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 654 · 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: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 400 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck

Answer key

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

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