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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 251 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  5. 5.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  11. 11.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) pushes out on its ends
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  22. 22.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 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?
  24. 24.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 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?
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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