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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 652 · 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: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  38. 38.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. arch bridge
  3. 10
  4. True
  5. True
  6. 9
  7. 50
  8. arch bridge
  9. 10
  10. arch bridge
  11. beam bridge
  12. False
  13. the simplest bridge
  14. beam bridge
  15. beam bridge
  16. piers
  17. True
  18. suspension bridge
  19. suspension bridge
  20. suspension bridge
  21. False
  22. False
  23. False
  24. 4
  25. compression
  26. cables tied down at ends
  27. beam bridge
  28. suspension bridge
  29. False
  30. 45
  31. 11
  32. tension
  33. stones squeezed together
  34. 8
  35. 20
  36. True
  37. a flat deck on piers
  38. True
  39. 10
  40. 35

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