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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 342 · 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 is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  11. 11.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  14. 14.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.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) tall towers hold cables
  24. 24.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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