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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 944 · 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) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  5. 5.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 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?
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  16. 16.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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