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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 714 · 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: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  6. 6.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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