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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 27 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 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?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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