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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 325 · 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 beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 240 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  29. 29.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  38. 38.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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