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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 241 · 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 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?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  25. 25.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  29. 29.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. suspension bridge
  3. True
  4. stones squeezed together
  5. 45
  6. compression
  7. suspension bridge
  8. suspension bridge
  9. False
  10. 3
  11. suspension bridge
  12. beam bridge
  13. beam bridge
  14. False
  15. True
  16. 40
  17. arch bridge
  18. 50
  19. a curve under the deck
  20. beam bridge
  21. False
  22. 35
  23. suspension bridge
  24. a rope bridge in hills
  25. False
  26. piers
  27. False
  28. a flat deck on piers
  29. True
  30. arch bridge
  31. tension
  32. 2
  33. False
  34. True
  35. 9
  36. False
  37. False
  38. 15
  39. pushes out on its ends
  40. 20

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