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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 377 · 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 beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  26. 26.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 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?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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