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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 278 · 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 beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  26. 26.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 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?
  32. 32.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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