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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 630 · 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: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  6. 6.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  18. 18.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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