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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 301 · 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 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. tension
  3. the simplest bridge
  4. piers
  5. 8
  6. stones squeezed together
  7. beam bridge
  8. True
  9. suspension bridge
  10. compression
  11. suspension bridge
  12. 20
  13. False
  14. False
  15. 10
  16. 30
  17. beam bridge
  18. a curve under the deck
  19. a rope bridge in hills
  20. suspension bridge
  21. True
  22. 2
  23. arch bridge
  24. beam bridge
  25. 6
  26. 3
  27. True
  28. a flat deck on piers
  29. True
  30. 3
  31. False
  32. False
  33. 50
  34. 25
  35. False
  36. the longest spans of all
  37. beam bridge
  38. 7
  39. arch bridge
  40. a log across a stream

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