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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 480 · 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 a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  12. 12.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  18. 18.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream

Answer key

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

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