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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 709 · 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) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  18. 18.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 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?
  24. 24.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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