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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 138 · 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 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  12. 12.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 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?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. arch bridge
  3. beam bridge
  4. 5
  5. piers
  6. suspension bridge
  7. compression
  8. 50
  9. a curve under the deck
  10. beam bridge
  11. tension
  12. True
  13. 6
  14. good for short gaps
  15. suspension bridge
  16. 2
  17. False
  18. suspension bridge
  19. suspension bridge
  20. beam bridge
  21. 20
  22. True
  23. True
  24. the longest spans of all
  25. 4
  26. 45
  27. a flat deck on piers
  28. 4
  29. the simplest bridge
  30. False
  31. False
  32. a rope bridge in hills
  33. suspension bridge
  34. False
  35. 5
  36. deck hangs from cables
  37. True
  38. beam bridge
  39. 6
  40. 8

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