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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 569 · 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: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  12. 12.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 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?
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  30. 30.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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