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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 670 · 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) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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