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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 950 · 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 rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  6. 6.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  26. 26.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  39. 39.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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