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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 757 · 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) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  2. 2.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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