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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 370 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  24. 24.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  26. 26.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  29. 29.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  36. 36.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. arch bridge
  2. arch bridge
  3. True
  4. 10
  5. False
  6. 4
  7. a log across a stream
  8. 2
  9. False
  10. deck hangs from cables
  11. True
  12. 30
  13. beam bridge
  14. 6
  15. False
  16. 9
  17. beam bridge
  18. False
  19. False
  20. suspension bridge
  21. 20
  22. 6
  23. good for short gaps
  24. tension
  25. tall towers hold cables
  26. True
  27. suspension bridge
  28. pushes out on its ends
  29. False
  30. False
  31. False
  32. beam bridge
  33. 45
  34. 3
  35. a curve under the deck
  36. True
  37. 7
  38. 20
  39. a flat deck on piers
  40. 4

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