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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 398 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  3. 3.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 250 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: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables

Answer key

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

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