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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 483 · 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 of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.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
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  27. 27.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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