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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 222 · 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 log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 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?
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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