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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 660 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  18. 18.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 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?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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