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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 780 · 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 beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 450 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  37. 37.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 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?

Answer key

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

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