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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 997 · 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.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  24. 24.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  26. 26.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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