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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 658 · 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 suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  3. 3.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.🌉 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?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  24. 24.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 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?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  40. 40.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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