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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 984 · 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: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  10. 10.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  22. 22.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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