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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 894 · 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) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  2. 2.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam 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) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 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?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  22. 22.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  38. 38.🌉 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?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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