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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 77 · 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 stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  5. 5.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  21. 21.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 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?
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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