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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 672 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  14. 14.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  22. 22.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  24. 24.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  28. 28.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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