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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 686 · 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 suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 30 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 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension 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.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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