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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 267 · 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 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  6. 6.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  27. 27.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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