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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 969 · 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) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  3. 3.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  27. 27.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  32. 32.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. pushes out on its ends
  2. stones squeezed together
  3. False
  4. the simplest bridge
  5. piers
  6. 4
  7. tall towers hold cables
  8. deck hangs from cables
  9. 45
  10. suspension bridge
  11. beam bridge
  12. 30
  13. beam bridge
  14. suspension bridge
  15. beam bridge
  16. 10
  17. 6
  18. compression
  19. arch bridge
  20. False
  21. False
  22. suspension bridge
  23. a log across a stream
  24. 1
  25. 11
  26. good for short gaps
  27. tension
  28. 8
  29. arch bridge
  30. 6
  31. a curve under the deck
  32. True
  33. suspension bridge
  34. True
  35. 10
  36. True
  37. the longest spans of all
  38. 45
  39. 50
  40. True

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