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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 761 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 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?
  21. 21.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  36. 36.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck

Answer key

  1. piers
  2. tension
  3. suspension bridge
  4. beam bridge
  5. 40
  6. False
  7. 9
  8. False
  9. False
  10. False
  11. 30
  12. a log across a stream
  13. tall towers hold cables
  14. cables tied down at ends
  15. 50
  16. True
  17. suspension bridge
  18. 30
  19. False
  20. 1
  21. False
  22. False
  23. the simplest bridge
  24. 25
  25. False
  26. beam bridge
  27. False
  28. True
  29. a flat deck on piers
  30. 3
  31. 6
  32. suspension bridge
  33. False
  34. arch bridge
  35. a rope bridge in hills
  36. True
  37. 4
  38. pushes out on its ends
  39. arch bridge
  40. deck hangs from cables

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