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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 475 · 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) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 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: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  34. 34.🌉 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?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. suspension bridge
  4. compression
  5. arch bridge
  6. 50
  7. 11
  8. deck hangs from cables
  9. 8
  10. False
  11. cables tied down at ends
  12. a curve under the deck
  13. tension
  14. suspension bridge
  15. 35
  16. suspension bridge
  17. tall towers hold cables
  18. a log across a stream
  19. pushes out on its ends
  20. 8
  21. 1
  22. 4
  23. 7
  24. beam bridge
  25. True
  26. 4
  27. False
  28. True
  29. 45
  30. False
  31. arch bridge
  32. beam bridge
  33. piers
  34. 6
  35. beam bridge
  36. a rope bridge in hills
  37. 35
  38. True
  39. the simplest bridge
  40. good for short gaps

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