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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 943 · 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: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 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?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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