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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 938 · 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 beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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