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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 490 · 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 suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

  1. tall towers hold cables
  2. pushes out on its ends
  3. True
  4. False
  5. True
  6. tension
  7. 6
  8. beam bridge
  9. False
  10. False
  11. 2
  12. 40
  13. True
  14. suspension bridge
  15. False
  16. 1
  17. 12
  18. 4
  19. 4
  20. beam bridge
  21. suspension bridge
  22. 12
  23. 3
  24. compression
  25. False
  26. True
  27. a curve under the deck
  28. a flat deck on piers
  29. arch bridge
  30. True
  31. False
  32. False
  33. 3
  34. suspension bridge
  35. beam bridge
  36. 30
  37. 8
  38. True
  39. 15
  40. suspension bridge

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