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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 385 · 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: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  9. 9.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  35. 35.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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