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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 738 · 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) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  7. 7.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  23. 23.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  25. 25.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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