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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 735 · 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: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  28. 28.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  36. 36.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 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?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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