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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 942 · 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) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  9. 9.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  17. 17.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 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?
  35. 35.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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