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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 116 · 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) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  23. 23.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  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 curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 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?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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