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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 983 · 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: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  29. 29.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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