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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 329 · 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 bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  8. 8.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  20. 20.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  23. 23.🌉 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?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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