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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 725 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  9. 9.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  25. 25.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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