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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 875 · 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 a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 225 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 bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  8. 8.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  18. 18.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 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?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  30. 30.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 120 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.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

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

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