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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 457 · 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 is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  27. 27.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills

Answer key

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

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