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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 232 · 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: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  6. 6.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  23. 23.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 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?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 120 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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