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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 26 · 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 of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  3. 3.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  11. 11.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  14. 14.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  16. 16.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 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?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables

Answer key

  1. pushes out on its ends
  2. stones squeezed together
  3. True
  4. the longest spans of all
  5. 12
  6. suspension bridge
  7. arch bridge
  8. compression
  9. 7
  10. piers
  11. False
  12. False
  13. tension
  14. False
  15. a flat deck on piers
  16. False
  17. 9
  18. 40
  19. 35
  20. 20
  21. beam bridge
  22. suspension bridge
  23. the simplest bridge
  24. beam bridge
  25. 5
  26. 50
  27. suspension bridge
  28. suspension bridge
  29. 6
  30. 2
  31. suspension bridge
  32. False
  33. 50
  34. cables tied down at ends
  35. False
  36. False
  37. 30
  38. 2
  39. a log across a stream
  40. good for short gaps

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