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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 653 · 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 of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  38. 38.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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