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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 689 · 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.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  20. 20.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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