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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 864 · 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) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  2. 2.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  19. 19.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 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?
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. compression
  2. False
  3. True
  4. arch bridge
  5. tension
  6. beam bridge
  7. 12
  8. 10
  9. suspension bridge
  10. suspension bridge
  11. beam bridge
  12. 10
  13. suspension bridge
  14. 7
  15. arch bridge
  16. True
  17. False
  18. deck hangs from cables
  19. True
  20. suspension bridge
  21. stones squeezed together
  22. True
  23. beam bridge
  24. 7
  25. False
  26. a flat deck on piers
  27. a rope bridge in hills
  28. suspension bridge
  29. 50
  30. 11
  31. 40
  32. 11
  33. False
  34. True
  35. 6
  36. a log across a stream
  37. beam bridge
  38. 8
  39. pushes out on its ends
  40. 11

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