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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 961 · 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 curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  5. 5.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  8. 8.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 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?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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