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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 423 · 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) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  3. 3.🌉 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?
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  11. 11.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  20. 20.🌉 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?
  21. 21.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

  1. beam bridge
  2. a flat deck on piers
  3. 8
  4. compression
  5. deck hangs from cables
  6. True
  7. 30
  8. tension
  9. piers
  10. stones squeezed together
  11. False
  12. suspension bridge
  13. False
  14. arch bridge
  15. False
  16. tall towers hold cables
  17. 10
  18. 8
  19. cables tied down at ends
  20. 3
  21. False
  22. False
  23. False
  24. 50
  25. True
  26. 40
  27. beam bridge
  28. beam bridge
  29. a curve under the deck
  30. 50
  31. suspension bridge
  32. suspension bridge
  33. False
  34. good for short gaps
  35. 4
  36. 30
  37. 15
  38. 7
  39. 9
  40. suspension bridge

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