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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 428 · 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 curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 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?
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. suspension bridge
  3. 2
  4. True
  5. 50
  6. 10
  7. suspension bridge
  8. stones squeezed together
  9. 45
  10. good for short gaps
  11. 30
  12. piers
  13. compression
  14. 2
  15. True
  16. tension
  17. tall towers hold cables
  18. a rope bridge in hills
  19. beam bridge
  20. 25
  21. False
  22. pushes out on its ends
  23. 5
  24. deck hangs from cables
  25. 6
  26. the simplest bridge
  27. suspension bridge
  28. suspension bridge
  29. beam bridge
  30. 8
  31. 9
  32. arch bridge
  33. True
  34. 4
  35. cables tied down at ends
  36. 11
  37. False
  38. suspension bridge
  39. 20
  40. 5

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