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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 471 · 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: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 25
  3. suspension bridge
  4. beam bridge
  5. False
  6. suspension bridge
  7. True
  8. piers
  9. cables tied down at ends
  10. False
  11. True
  12. suspension bridge
  13. beam bridge
  14. pushes out on its ends
  15. 8
  16. False
  17. 11
  18. 50
  19. 40
  20. arch bridge
  21. beam bridge
  22. False
  23. compression
  24. 15
  25. a log across a stream
  26. 4
  27. False
  28. a rope bridge in hills
  29. True
  30. False
  31. good for short gaps
  32. a flat deck on piers
  33. 11
  34. arch bridge
  35. False
  36. a curve under the deck
  37. the simplest bridge
  38. stones squeezed together
  39. suspension bridge
  40. 35

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