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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 250 · 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 is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
  3. 3.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  10. 10.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  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) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 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?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 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?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 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. 6
  2. a log across a stream
  3. False
  4. 4
  5. piers
  6. compression
  7. suspension bridge
  8. the simplest bridge
  9. stones squeezed together
  10. True
  11. False
  12. suspension bridge
  13. 5
  14. a rope bridge in hills
  15. good for short gaps
  16. tension
  17. 8
  18. 15
  19. pushes out on its ends
  20. arch bridge
  21. False
  22. 15
  23. a curve under the deck
  24. beam bridge
  25. False
  26. 5
  27. False
  28. True
  29. arch bridge
  30. beam bridge
  31. False
  32. 1
  33. cables tied down at ends
  34. suspension bridge
  35. a flat deck on piers
  36. beam bridge
  37. 6
  38. suspension bridge
  39. 9
  40. suspension bridge

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