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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 995 · 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 flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  20. 20.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  32. 32.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. tall towers hold cables
  2. True
  3. beam bridge
  4. suspension bridge
  5. a log across a stream
  6. compression
  7. deck hangs from cables
  8. stones squeezed together
  9. 10
  10. a curve under the deck
  11. 3
  12. 11
  13. beam bridge
  14. good for short gaps
  15. beam bridge
  16. arch bridge
  17. 25
  18. cables tied down at ends
  19. the simplest bridge
  20. False
  21. arch bridge
  22. piers
  23. False
  24. True
  25. tension
  26. pushes out on its ends
  27. 45
  28. 10
  29. True
  30. suspension bridge
  31. a rope bridge in hills
  32. True
  33. False
  34. the longest spans of all
  35. suspension bridge
  36. 8
  37. 7
  38. True
  39. beam bridge
  40. 10

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