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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 378 · 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 flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  15. 15.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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