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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 170 · 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 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?
  2. 2.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 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?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  39. 39.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression

Answer key

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

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