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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 339 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. stones squeezed together
  2. 35
  3. arch bridge
  4. 2
  5. False
  6. a flat deck on piers
  7. tension
  8. piers
  9. 9
  10. False
  11. 11
  12. suspension bridge
  13. arch bridge
  14. compression
  15. cables tied down at ends
  16. the simplest bridge
  17. beam bridge
  18. pushes out on its ends
  19. 9
  20. 45
  21. beam bridge
  22. good for short gaps
  23. 9
  24. suspension bridge
  25. suspension bridge
  26. 30
  27. beam bridge
  28. False
  29. False
  30. beam bridge
  31. 3
  32. 2
  33. False
  34. False
  35. True
  36. a curve under the deck
  37. 3
  38. False
  39. 5
  40. 11

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