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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 867 · 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: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  33. 33.🌉 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?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. True
  4. piers
  5. 5
  6. suspension bridge
  7. True
  8. pushes out on its ends
  9. False
  10. 30
  11. 8
  12. suspension bridge
  13. 3
  14. True
  15. the simplest bridge
  16. a rope bridge in hills
  17. 45
  18. 3
  19. 5
  20. 35
  21. compression
  22. 10
  23. 5
  24. beam bridge
  25. beam bridge
  26. arch bridge
  27. True
  28. 6
  29. 1
  30. 35
  31. 50
  32. deck hangs from cables
  33. 4
  34. 50
  35. False
  36. good for short gaps
  37. False
  38. tension
  39. True
  40. False

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