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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 785 · 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.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  17. 17.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 250 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.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps

Answer key

  1. False
  2. beam bridge
  3. tension
  4. 5
  5. 4
  6. 4
  7. arch bridge
  8. False
  9. pushes out on its ends
  10. 4
  11. 40
  12. deck hangs from cables
  13. 15
  14. True
  15. beam bridge
  16. compression
  17. False
  18. False
  19. 2
  20. a curve under the deck
  21. beam bridge
  22. stones squeezed together
  23. 4
  24. a flat deck on piers
  25. 35
  26. piers
  27. 2
  28. 8
  29. tall towers hold cables
  30. True
  31. 3
  32. 9
  33. 20
  34. False
  35. 45
  36. arch bridge
  37. suspension bridge
  38. suspension bridge
  39. 7
  40. the longest spans of all

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