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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 119 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. beam bridge
  2. 2
  3. suspension bridge
  4. 8
  5. True
  6. 7
  7. beam bridge
  8. 12
  9. piers
  10. good for short gaps
  11. a curve under the deck
  12. suspension bridge
  13. beam bridge
  14. 4
  15. a log across a stream
  16. 6
  17. True
  18. 15
  19. 45
  20. 7
  21. False
  22. tall towers hold cables
  23. 4
  24. compression
  25. 3
  26. suspension bridge
  27. 5
  28. cables tied down at ends
  29. 9
  30. 9
  31. 10
  32. the simplest bridge
  33. 50
  34. True
  35. suspension bridge
  36. False
  37. deck hangs from cables
  38. a flat deck on piers
  39. True
  40. 2

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