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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 677 · 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 rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  10. 10.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  14. 14.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together

Answer key

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

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