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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 16 · 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: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  14. 14.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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