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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 29 · 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 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. 9
  2. a flat deck on piers
  3. suspension bridge
  4. tall towers hold cables
  5. a curve under the deck
  6. suspension bridge
  7. False
  8. False
  9. piers
  10. arch bridge
  11. compression
  12. beam bridge
  13. good for short gaps
  14. suspension bridge
  15. beam bridge
  16. a rope bridge in hills
  17. 5
  18. 50
  19. suspension bridge
  20. suspension bridge
  21. deck hangs from cables
  22. True
  23. 10
  24. True
  25. tension
  26. 2
  27. True
  28. 20
  29. True
  30. pushes out on its ends
  31. 20
  32. False
  33. 12
  34. False
  35. 10
  36. beam bridge
  37. 40
  38. False
  39. cables tied down at ends
  40. 8

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