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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 776 · 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) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  10. 10.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  29. 29.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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