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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 7 · 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) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  6. 6.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  28. 28.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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