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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 771 · 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 of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  10. 10.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  19. 19.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 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?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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