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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 957 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  22. 22.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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