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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 61 · 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: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  11. 11.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  13. 13.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  21. 21.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  22. 22.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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