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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 176 · 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 a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  15. 15.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  17. 17.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  31. 31.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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