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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 513 · 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: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 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?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  14. 14.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  23. 23.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. arch bridge
  2. compression
  3. suspension bridge
  4. False
  5. pushes out on its ends
  6. 5
  7. False
  8. 7
  9. 25
  10. suspension bridge
  11. deck hangs from cables
  12. False
  13. a curve under the deck
  14. False
  15. stones squeezed together
  16. suspension bridge
  17. suspension bridge
  18. True
  19. False
  20. 20
  21. a rope bridge in hills
  22. tension
  23. True
  24. True
  25. False
  26. False
  27. 30
  28. suspension bridge
  29. a log across a stream
  30. suspension bridge
  31. True
  32. 50
  33. good for short gaps
  34. 25
  35. beam bridge
  36. beam bridge
  37. 9
  38. arch bridge
  39. 6
  40. 45

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