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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 795 · 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) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 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?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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