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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 276 · 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 bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  12. 12.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  14. 14.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.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) pushes out on its ends
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. beam bridge
  2. 2
  3. beam bridge
  4. 7
  5. 9
  6. a flat deck on piers
  7. compression
  8. pushes out on its ends
  9. 10
  10. tension
  11. a log across a stream
  12. True
  13. stones squeezed together
  14. False
  15. 5
  16. suspension bridge
  17. deck hangs from cables
  18. the simplest bridge
  19. beam bridge
  20. the longest spans of all
  21. suspension bridge
  22. beam bridge
  23. False
  24. suspension bridge
  25. tall towers hold cables
  26. True
  27. arch bridge
  28. suspension bridge
  29. 45
  30. False
  31. 35
  32. a curve under the deck
  33. good for short gaps
  34. 9
  35. piers
  36. 15
  37. False
  38. True
  39. 10
  40. True

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