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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 964 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  6. 6.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  31. 31.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. False
  3. False
  4. beam bridge
  5. compression
  6. True
  7. False
  8. suspension bridge
  9. tension
  10. the longest spans of all
  11. piers
  12. 9
  13. 2
  14. beam bridge
  15. suspension bridge
  16. tall towers hold cables
  17. suspension bridge
  18. a log across a stream
  19. 50
  20. beam bridge
  21. suspension bridge
  22. False
  23. pushes out on its ends
  24. arch bridge
  25. 10
  26. the simplest bridge
  27. good for short gaps
  28. 5
  29. 3
  30. a rope bridge in hills
  31. True
  32. False
  33. 4
  34. deck hangs from cables
  35. suspension bridge
  36. suspension bridge
  37. True
  38. 15
  39. a curve under the deck
  40. a flat deck on piers

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