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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 234 · 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: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  6. 6.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  14. 14.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 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?
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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