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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 778 · 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 flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 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?
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 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?
  31. 31.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  33. 33.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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