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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 44 · 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) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 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?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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