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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 307 · 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 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  5. 5.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  12. 12.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  22. 22.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  39. 39.🌉 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?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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