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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 117 · 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.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  3. 3.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 60 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: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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