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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 753 · 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.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  16. 16.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 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?

Answer key

  1. tension
  2. good for short gaps
  3. beam bridge
  4. beam bridge
  5. arch bridge
  6. 10
  7. compression
  8. True
  9. beam bridge
  10. a rope bridge in hills
  11. a log across a stream
  12. beam bridge
  13. deck hangs from cables
  14. True
  15. a curve under the deck
  16. True
  17. True
  18. tall towers hold cables
  19. suspension bridge
  20. the simplest bridge
  21. 4
  22. the longest spans of all
  23. suspension bridge
  24. 50
  25. pushes out on its ends
  26. cables tied down at ends
  27. 12
  28. suspension bridge
  29. 5
  30. False
  31. False
  32. 3
  33. suspension bridge
  34. 4
  35. True
  36. arch bridge
  37. piers
  38. False
  39. 3
  40. 1

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