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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 676 · 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) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  14. 14.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  29. 29.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) good for short gaps
  30. 30.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

  1. cables tied down at ends
  2. arch bridge
  3. True
  4. 11
  5. False
  6. the simplest bridge
  7. pushes out on its ends
  8. True
  9. 4
  10. beam bridge
  11. deck hangs from cables
  12. 11
  13. piers
  14. True
  15. False
  16. suspension bridge
  17. 15
  18. compression
  19. 9
  20. True
  21. 12
  22. 3
  23. 50
  24. True
  25. beam bridge
  26. 35
  27. a flat deck on piers
  28. stones squeezed together
  29. good for short gaps
  30. False
  31. tension
  32. 11
  33. tall towers hold cables
  34. 4
  35. suspension bridge
  36. 5
  37. 6
  38. arch bridge
  39. 4
  40. beam bridge

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