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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 468 · 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 curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  7. 7.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  27. 27.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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