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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 976 · 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) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  8. 8.🌉 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?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  18. 18.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  20. 20.🌉 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?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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