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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 402 · 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: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  10. 10.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  24. 24.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  27. 27.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  39. 39.🌉 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?
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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