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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 796 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  24. 24.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  31. 31.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  36. 36.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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