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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 433 · 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: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  4. 4.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  16. 16.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 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?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 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?

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. good for short gaps
  4. True
  5. False
  6. True
  7. compression
  8. arch bridge
  9. suspension bridge
  10. arch bridge
  11. 35
  12. 10
  13. 50
  14. pushes out on its ends
  15. a curve under the deck
  16. True
  17. beam bridge
  18. 25
  19. 15
  20. 2
  21. False
  22. 12
  23. suspension bridge
  24. True
  25. 30
  26. 2
  27. arch bridge
  28. False
  29. beam bridge
  30. a rope bridge in hills
  31. 6
  32. suspension bridge
  33. True
  34. 20
  35. suspension bridge
  36. 45
  37. beam bridge
  38. 10
  39. False
  40. 6

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