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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 388 · 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: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  9. 9.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck

Answer key

  1. arch bridge
  2. pushes out on its ends
  3. 25
  4. suspension bridge
  5. 35
  6. beam bridge
  7. 7
  8. piers
  9. False
  10. compression
  11. arch bridge
  12. suspension bridge
  13. suspension bridge
  14. beam bridge
  15. True
  16. beam bridge
  17. a rope bridge in hills
  18. beam bridge
  19. True
  20. False
  21. suspension bridge
  22. tension
  23. a flat deck on piers
  24. 6
  25. 10
  26. True
  27. True
  28. 6
  29. True
  30. 7
  31. 40
  32. True
  33. False
  34. 50
  35. 9
  36. the longest spans of all
  37. 6
  38. True
  39. suspension bridge
  40. a log across a stream

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