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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 728 · 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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  3. 3.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  25. 25.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  33. 33.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. compression
  3. False
  4. suspension bridge
  5. pushes out on its ends
  6. stones squeezed together
  7. arch bridge
  8. tension
  9. beam bridge
  10. 50
  11. 3
  12. 4
  13. the longest spans of all
  14. arch bridge
  15. 11
  16. suspension bridge
  17. 7
  18. False
  19. 9
  20. 7
  21. beam bridge
  22. False
  23. False
  24. piers
  25. True
  26. suspension bridge
  27. the simplest bridge
  28. True
  29. 4
  30. a flat deck on piers
  31. good for short gaps
  32. a curve under the deck
  33. False
  34. suspension bridge
  35. 5
  36. True
  37. True
  38. 5
  39. 10
  40. arch bridge

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