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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 863 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  21. 21.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  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 a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  32. 32.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  36. 36.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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