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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 800 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  5. 5.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  28. 28.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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