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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 73 · 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: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  9. 9.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  27. 27.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. arch bridge
  2. tension
  3. suspension bridge
  4. beam bridge
  5. stones squeezed together
  6. deck hangs from cables
  7. suspension bridge
  8. a rope bridge in hills
  9. False
  10. 5
  11. 45
  12. a log across a stream
  13. beam bridge
  14. 10
  15. compression
  16. 35
  17. 35
  18. pushes out on its ends
  19. suspension bridge
  20. False
  21. False
  22. True
  23. beam bridge
  24. False
  25. False
  26. a curve under the deck
  27. True
  28. True
  29. True
  30. good for short gaps
  31. 45
  32. True
  33. 10
  34. 1
  35. beam bridge
  36. the longest spans of all
  37. the simplest bridge
  38. 1
  39. True
  40. 4

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