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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 383 · 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) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  6. 6.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends

Answer key

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

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