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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 45 · 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.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  6. 6.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together

Answer key

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

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