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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 132 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  13. 13.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  22. 22.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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