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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 13 · 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 stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  7. 7.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  15. 15.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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