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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 337 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  12. 12.🌉 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?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  35. 35.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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