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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 71 · 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 bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  11. 11.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  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: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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