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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 973 · 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: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  11. 11.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends

Answer key

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

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