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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 551 · 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 suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  8. 8.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  13. 13.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans 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 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. tension
  2. 10
  3. suspension bridge
  4. False
  5. 30
  6. suspension bridge
  7. compression
  8. True
  9. the simplest bridge
  10. True
  11. False
  12. good for short gaps
  13. True
  14. cables tied down at ends
  15. a flat deck on piers
  16. 2
  17. 12
  18. 10
  19. 10
  20. True
  21. 25
  22. True
  23. pushes out on its ends
  24. a curve under the deck
  25. 5
  26. suspension bridge
  27. beam bridge
  28. 50
  29. arch bridge
  30. tall towers hold cables
  31. 45
  32. piers
  33. suspension bridge
  34. True
  35. beam bridge
  36. deck hangs from cables
  37. True
  38. 8
  39. arch bridge
  40. False

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