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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 920 · 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: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  3. 3.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  9. 9.🌉 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?
  10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 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?
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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