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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 629 · 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: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  6. 6.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together

Answer key

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

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