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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 506 · 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) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  2. 2.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  5. 5.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  10. 10.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  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.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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