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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 861 · 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) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 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?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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