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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 359 · 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 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  10. 10.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  22. 22.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  26. 26.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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