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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 451 · 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 rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  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.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 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 curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  29. 29.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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