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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 102 · 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 of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 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?
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  23. 23.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  24. 24.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

  1. pushes out on its ends
  2. 30
  3. a rope bridge in hills
  4. 10
  5. False
  6. 6
  7. cables tied down at ends
  8. the simplest bridge
  9. piers
  10. False
  11. suspension bridge
  12. deck hangs from cables
  13. arch bridge
  14. a curve under the deck
  15. 10
  16. False
  17. beam bridge
  18. beam bridge
  19. 15
  20. False
  21. True
  22. a log across a stream
  23. tension
  24. False
  25. 12
  26. stones squeezed together
  27. beam bridge
  28. compression
  29. arch bridge
  30. False
  31. 5
  32. 20
  33. 50
  34. 3
  35. suspension bridge
  36. True
  37. 4
  38. 45
  39. beam bridge
  40. a flat deck on piers

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