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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 424 · 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.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  7. 7.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  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.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  28. 28.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables

Answer key

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

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