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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 416 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  7. 7.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 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?
  19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  37. 37.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  39. 39.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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