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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 662 · 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: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  27. 27.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.🌉 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?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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