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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 956 · 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 a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  28. 28.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all

Answer key

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

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