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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 478 · 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 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  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 a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  28. 28.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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