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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 97 · 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) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  2. 2.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  17. 17.🌉 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?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  26. 26.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 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?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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