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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 710 · 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) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  14. 14.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 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.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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