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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 298 · 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: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  25. 25.🌉 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?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 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?
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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