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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 265 · 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 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  19. 19.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends

Answer key

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

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