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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 876 · 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) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  14. 14.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 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?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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