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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 960 · 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 an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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