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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 987 · 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 beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  11. 11.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 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?
  36. 36.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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