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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 814 · 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: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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