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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 426 · 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: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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