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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 722 · 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.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  39. 39.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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