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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 327 · 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) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 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?
  9. 9.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 110 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 80 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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