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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 792 · 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 bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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