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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 435 · 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: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  8. 8.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  10. 10.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  22. 22.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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