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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 40 · 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) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  5. 5.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 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?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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