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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 282 · 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 suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  10. 10.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  20. 20.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) deck hangs from cables
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 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?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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