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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 394 · 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 log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  8. 8.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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