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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 255 · 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 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?
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  34. 34.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  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 flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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