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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 843 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  27. 27.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  36. 36.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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