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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 80 · 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 suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  9. 9.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 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?
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  17. 17.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  19. 19.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  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: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. tall towers hold cables
  2. suspension bridge
  3. suspension bridge
  4. tension
  5. good for short gaps
  6. 10
  7. suspension bridge
  8. a log across a stream
  9. False
  10. 5
  11. cables tied down at ends
  12. arch bridge
  13. arch bridge
  14. beam bridge
  15. True
  16. piers
  17. False
  18. a curve under the deck
  19. False
  20. 9
  21. False
  22. 2
  23. 50
  24. True
  25. False
  26. 6
  27. the longest spans of all
  28. True
  29. True
  30. 4
  31. beam bridge
  32. True
  33. compression
  34. beam bridge
  35. a flat deck on piers
  36. deck hangs from cables
  37. suspension bridge
  38. 35
  39. False
  40. 11

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