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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 319 · 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.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 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?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  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 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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