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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 280 · 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.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  11. 11.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  22. 22.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  23. 23.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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