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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 434 · 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: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  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 an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  28. 28.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

  1. arch bridge
  2. 3
  3. the simplest bridge
  4. beam bridge
  5. beam bridge
  6. suspension bridge
  7. beam bridge
  8. arch bridge
  9. pushes out on its ends
  10. suspension bridge
  11. compression
  12. 10
  13. tension
  14. 20
  15. True
  16. 2
  17. suspension bridge
  18. 6
  19. beam bridge
  20. 11
  21. False
  22. True
  23. a rope bridge in hills
  24. False
  25. 5
  26. 2
  27. piers
  28. True
  29. True
  30. 50
  31. 30
  32. False
  33. suspension bridge
  34. cables tied down at ends
  35. 3
  36. 4
  37. the longest spans of all
  38. False
  39. False
  40. suspension bridge

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