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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 678 · 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 flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  21. 21.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  22. 22.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  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.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  39. 39.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

  1. False
  2. arch bridge
  3. the simplest bridge
  4. 3
  5. 45
  6. beam bridge
  7. False
  8. piers
  9. 15
  10. a curve under the deck
  11. arch bridge
  12. 10
  13. beam bridge
  14. a log across a stream
  15. False
  16. 10
  17. stones squeezed together
  18. 25
  19. False
  20. deck hangs from cables
  21. tension
  22. True
  23. 50
  24. arch bridge
  25. False
  26. 50
  27. 4
  28. 6
  29. 7
  30. False
  31. 35
  32. suspension bridge
  33. the longest spans of all
  34. 2
  35. True
  36. 10
  37. False
  38. pushes out on its ends
  39. compression
  40. suspension bridge

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