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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 169 · 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 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  4. 4.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  16. 16.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  19. 19.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  24. 24.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 50 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.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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