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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 609 · 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.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  12. 12.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends

Answer key

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

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