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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 159 · 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) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 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?
  8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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