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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 352 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  9. 9.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  13. 13.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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