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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 262 · 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 a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  8. 8.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  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.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  29. 29.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. deck hangs from cables
  2. True
  3. 10
  4. 5
  5. arch bridge
  6. 40
  7. tension
  8. False
  9. good for short gaps
  10. beam bridge
  11. arch bridge
  12. piers
  13. suspension bridge
  14. compression
  15. 8
  16. tall towers hold cables
  17. suspension bridge
  18. a curve under the deck
  19. 35
  20. True
  21. 2
  22. suspension bridge
  23. 1
  24. True
  25. False
  26. 12
  27. beam bridge
  28. a flat deck on piers
  29. False
  30. 50
  31. suspension bridge
  32. suspension bridge
  33. False
  34. 6
  35. 15
  36. the simplest bridge
  37. cables tied down at ends
  38. 6
  39. 12
  40. 20

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