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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 223 · 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 rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  25. 25.🌉 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?
  26. 26.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  27. 27.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 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?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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