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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 109 · 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) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 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?
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills

Answer key

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

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