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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 379 · 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 a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 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?
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  5. 5.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  19. 19.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  23. 23.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  38. 38.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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