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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 98 · 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: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 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?
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 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?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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