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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 190 · 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.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  6. 6.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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