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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 292 · 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) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  40. 40.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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