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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 358 · 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.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  2. 2.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  11. 11.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  21. 21.🌉 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?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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