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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 881 · 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) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  7. 7.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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