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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 501 · 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 bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 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?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  14. 14.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. suspension bridge
  3. 11
  4. suspension bridge
  5. stones squeezed together
  6. tension
  7. beam bridge
  8. 8
  9. beam bridge
  10. True
  11. tall towers hold cables
  12. True
  13. a flat deck on piers
  14. True
  15. arch bridge
  16. False
  17. suspension bridge
  18. False
  19. 5
  20. 1
  21. False
  22. False
  23. compression
  24. arch bridge
  25. False
  26. beam bridge
  27. False
  28. a rope bridge in hills
  29. cables tied down at ends
  30. 20
  31. 50
  32. 7
  33. 9
  34. True
  35. True
  36. 8
  37. piers
  38. deck hangs from cables
  39. False
  40. True

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