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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 841 · 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 bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  4. 4.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 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?
  14. 14.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 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?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 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?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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