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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 775 · 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 beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  14. 14.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 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?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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