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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 936 · 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) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  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.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  13. 13.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  15. 15.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  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.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 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?
  38. 38.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 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?
  40. 40.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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