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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 449 · 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 beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  23. 23.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  29. 29.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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