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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 883 · 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 suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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