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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 47 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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