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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 442 · 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) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  8. 8.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 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?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  13. 13.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 500 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  24. 24.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. beam bridge
  2. deck hangs from cables
  3. suspension bridge
  4. 7
  5. arch bridge
  6. False
  7. stones squeezed together
  8. False
  9. compression
  10. beam bridge
  11. 10
  12. the longest spans of all
  13. False
  14. True
  15. suspension bridge
  16. arch bridge
  17. beam bridge
  18. piers
  19. 45
  20. suspension bridge
  21. 10
  22. a flat deck on piers
  23. a log across a stream
  24. tension
  25. cables tied down at ends
  26. suspension bridge
  27. 8
  28. suspension bridge
  29. the simplest bridge
  30. False
  31. 3
  32. 4
  33. 40
  34. 30
  35. True
  36. True
  37. 7
  38. good for short gaps
  39. a rope bridge in hills
  40. 40

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