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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 445 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  2. 2.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  12. 12.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  28. 28.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 90 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.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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