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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 367 · 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) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  12. 12.🌉 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?
  13. 13.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 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?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 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?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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