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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 533 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  2. 2.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  33. 33.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. compression
  2. True
  3. good for short gaps
  4. 9
  5. 35
  6. a rope bridge in hills
  7. suspension bridge
  8. False
  9. beam bridge
  10. False
  11. 6
  12. False
  13. 20
  14. True
  15. the longest spans of all
  16. suspension bridge
  17. True
  18. tension
  19. beam bridge
  20. suspension bridge
  21. 8
  22. False
  23. suspension bridge
  24. 8
  25. arch bridge
  26. 2
  27. 6
  28. piers
  29. 4
  30. True
  31. False
  32. a log across a stream
  33. True
  34. beam bridge
  35. arch bridge
  36. False
  37. 40
  38. 10
  39. stones squeezed together
  40. 11

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