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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 375 · 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 of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.🌉 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?
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  4. 4.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  9. 9.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  38. 38.🌉 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?
  39. 39.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. deck hangs from cables
  2. 3
  3. a curve under the deck
  4. False
  5. 3
  6. arch bridge
  7. a flat deck on piers
  8. piers
  9. True
  10. suspension bridge
  11. pushes out on its ends
  12. 2
  13. False
  14. the simplest bridge
  15. True
  16. False
  17. True
  18. stones squeezed together
  19. 45
  20. tall towers hold cables
  21. 11
  22. beam bridge
  23. True
  24. arch bridge
  25. 2
  26. beam bridge
  27. 40
  28. False
  29. 10
  30. suspension bridge
  31. True
  32. 8
  33. suspension bridge
  34. good for short gaps
  35. suspension bridge
  36. 50
  37. cables tied down at ends
  38. 9
  39. True
  40. True

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