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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 812 · 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: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 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?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. False
  3. False
  4. suspension bridge
  5. a curve under the deck
  6. 12
  7. suspension bridge
  8. suspension bridge
  9. a flat deck on piers
  10. 4
  11. False
  12. arch bridge
  13. pushes out on its ends
  14. 15
  15. the longest spans of all
  16. tension
  17. compression
  18. beam bridge
  19. beam bridge
  20. 2
  21. True
  22. 35
  23. beam bridge
  24. good for short gaps
  25. suspension bridge
  26. deck hangs from cables
  27. 2
  28. 45
  29. False
  30. 2
  31. 6
  32. stones squeezed together
  33. 5
  34. False
  35. 3
  36. arch bridge
  37. suspension bridge
  38. 30
  39. True
  40. 5

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