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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 803 · 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) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 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?
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. tall towers hold cables
  2. True
  3. piers
  4. suspension bridge
  5. good for short gaps
  6. the simplest bridge
  7. 11
  8. True
  9. suspension bridge
  10. arch bridge
  11. suspension bridge
  12. 10
  13. compression
  14. a log across a stream
  15. False
  16. beam bridge
  17. True
  18. 30
  19. pushes out on its ends
  20. 11
  21. 4
  22. tension
  23. suspension bridge
  24. True
  25. beam bridge
  26. 4
  27. False
  28. suspension bridge
  29. False
  30. True
  31. beam bridge
  32. 4
  33. 5
  34. True
  35. suspension bridge
  36. False
  37. False
  38. stones squeezed together
  39. beam bridge
  40. 45

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