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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 476 · 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: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  24. 24.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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