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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 899 · 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) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  6. 6.🌉 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?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  12. 12.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 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?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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