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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 907 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  2. 2.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 350 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 of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

  1. stones squeezed together
  2. True
  3. tension
  4. beam bridge
  5. suspension bridge
  6. 10
  7. suspension bridge
  8. beam bridge
  9. pushes out on its ends
  10. False
  11. tall towers hold cables
  12. the simplest bridge
  13. arch bridge
  14. 25
  15. 9
  16. deck hangs from cables
  17. compression
  18. 15
  19. a curve under the deck
  20. arch bridge
  21. beam bridge
  22. True
  23. 2
  24. 2
  25. False
  26. 45
  27. True
  28. cables tied down at ends
  29. 10
  30. 4
  31. a rope bridge in hills
  32. False
  33. True
  34. True
  35. 8
  36. 8
  37. 30
  38. piers
  39. False
  40. arch bridge

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