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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 89 · 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 of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  2. 2.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  14. 14.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  17. 17.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  35. 35.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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