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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 880 · 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 suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  14. 14.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.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) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 180 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.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

  1. tension
  2. True
  3. suspension bridge
  4. a curve under the deck
  5. the simplest bridge
  6. False
  7. False
  8. True
  9. arch bridge
  10. piers
  11. 10
  12. True
  13. a rope bridge in hills
  14. True
  15. 45
  16. 11
  17. a flat deck on piers
  18. compression
  19. suspension bridge
  20. 7
  21. 11
  22. False
  23. True
  24. False
  25. True
  26. arch bridge
  27. 10
  28. True
  29. False
  30. 4
  31. False
  32. 5
  33. 45
  34. 20
  35. a log across a stream
  36. tall towers hold cables
  37. 3
  38. 40
  39. beam bridge
  40. deck hangs from cables

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