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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 82 · 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: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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