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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 130 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  3. 3.🌉 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?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  16. 16.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  26. 26.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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