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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 848 · 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) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  20. 20.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  25. 25.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 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?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  40. 40.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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