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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 217 · 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 bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  9. 9.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  37. 37.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 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?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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