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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 896 · 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) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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