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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 965 · 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 bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.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) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  9. 9.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  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.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam 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.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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