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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 76 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  23. 23.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  34. 34.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. piers
  2. stones squeezed together
  3. 5
  4. suspension bridge
  5. a rope bridge in hills
  6. tall towers hold cables
  7. suspension bridge
  8. True
  9. False
  10. False
  11. False
  12. beam bridge
  13. compression
  14. 6
  15. True
  16. suspension bridge
  17. False
  18. arch bridge
  19. arch bridge
  20. 11
  21. 45
  22. tension
  23. False
  24. suspension bridge
  25. 11
  26. 1
  27. 2
  28. 10
  29. True
  30. True
  31. suspension bridge
  32. beam bridge
  33. cables tied down at ends
  34. True
  35. 8
  36. 25
  37. True
  38. True
  39. beam bridge
  40. 9

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