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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 88 · 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 bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  30. 30.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 315 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.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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