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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 208 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  2. 2.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  16. 16.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  31. 31.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 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?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. piers
  2. True
  3. a curve under the deck
  4. 30
  5. compression
  6. a log across a stream
  7. 3
  8. True
  9. suspension bridge
  10. a rope bridge in hills
  11. arch bridge
  12. False
  13. 3
  14. 6
  15. a flat deck on piers
  16. False
  17. False
  18. stones squeezed together
  19. beam bridge
  20. True
  21. 50
  22. good for short gaps
  23. deck hangs from cables
  24. 8
  25. suspension bridge
  26. the longest spans of all
  27. tall towers hold cables
  28. 15
  29. False
  30. tension
  31. False
  32. False
  33. False
  34. suspension bridge
  35. arch bridge
  36. 9
  37. 45
  38. cables tied down at ends
  39. False
  40. 9

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