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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 274 · 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) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
  2. 2.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  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.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. a curve under the deck
  2. False
  3. a flat deck on piers
  4. beam bridge
  5. False
  6. the simplest bridge
  7. False
  8. arch bridge
  9. beam bridge
  10. 50
  11. 45
  12. suspension bridge
  13. True
  14. False
  15. compression
  16. suspension bridge
  17. beam bridge
  18. beam bridge
  19. tension
  20. 10
  21. the longest spans of all
  22. arch bridge
  23. 5
  24. cables tied down at ends
  25. 8
  26. 11
  27. 35
  28. piers
  29. tall towers hold cables
  30. 10
  31. 7
  32. 11
  33. 6
  34. 20
  35. False
  36. pushes out on its ends
  37. 45
  38. False
  39. False
  40. 35

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