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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 408 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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