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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 992 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 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?
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  24. 24.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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