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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 929 · 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: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  3. 3.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. False
  2. deck hangs from cables
  3. False
  4. compression
  5. tension
  6. piers
  7. suspension bridge
  8. 10
  9. False
  10. False
  11. 11
  12. cables tied down at ends
  13. 9
  14. False
  15. False
  16. arch bridge
  17. tall towers hold cables
  18. arch bridge
  19. beam bridge
  20. 8
  21. 12
  22. beam bridge
  23. suspension bridge
  24. beam bridge
  25. 10
  26. 3
  27. the simplest bridge
  28. False
  29. 45
  30. True
  31. False
  32. good for short gaps
  33. 10
  34. beam bridge
  35. 3
  36. 5
  37. a flat deck on piers
  38. suspension bridge
  39. False
  40. 50

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