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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 453 · 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 log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 315 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: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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