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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 870 · 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 suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 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?
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  13. 13.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  27. 27.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends

Answer key

  1. tension
  2. 7
  3. 9
  4. arch bridge
  5. 7
  6. True
  7. suspension bridge
  8. 3
  9. cables tied down at ends
  10. 5
  11. tall towers hold cables
  12. piers
  13. True
  14. suspension bridge
  15. a flat deck on piers
  16. suspension bridge
  17. 45
  18. beam bridge
  19. 25
  20. False
  21. a log across a stream
  22. 15
  23. beam bridge
  24. the simplest bridge
  25. True
  26. good for short gaps
  27. compression
  28. beam bridge
  29. 50
  30. 12
  31. 8
  32. False
  33. arch bridge
  34. True
  35. False
  36. False
  37. True
  38. suspension bridge
  39. 3
  40. stones squeezed together

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