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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 922 · 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) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  7. 7.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 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?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 225 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 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all

Answer key

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

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