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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 846 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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