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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 767 · 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) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  20. 20.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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