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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 410 · 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: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  3. 3.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  11. 11.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  39. 39.🌉 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?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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