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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 446 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  12. 12.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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