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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 573 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  14. 14.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 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?
  35. 35.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  36. 36.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream

Answer key

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

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