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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 81 · 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 bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  5. 5.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 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?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. the simplest bridge
  3. tension
  4. piers
  5. True
  6. the longest spans of all
  7. pushes out on its ends
  8. 12
  9. 2
  10. a curve under the deck
  11. False
  12. suspension bridge
  13. False
  14. beam bridge
  15. tall towers hold cables
  16. compression
  17. 7
  18. suspension bridge
  19. 4
  20. 10
  21. suspension bridge
  22. 9
  23. False
  24. True
  25. a flat deck on piers
  26. 9
  27. arch bridge
  28. True
  29. beam bridge
  30. arch bridge
  31. 5
  32. False
  33. 50
  34. True
  35. False
  36. False
  37. suspension bridge
  38. 40
  39. 2
  40. a rope bridge in hills

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