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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 693 · 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 stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  12. 12.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  20. 20.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  28. 28.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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