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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 48 · 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 of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  6. 6.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. the longest spans of all
  2. 4
  3. 30
  4. 10
  5. tension
  6. True
  7. beam bridge
  8. deck hangs from cables
  9. pushes out on its ends
  10. True
  11. 11
  12. suspension bridge
  13. a rope bridge in hills
  14. piers
  15. suspension bridge
  16. tall towers hold cables
  17. compression
  18. arch bridge
  19. 40
  20. beam bridge
  21. False
  22. False
  23. 10
  24. the simplest bridge
  25. suspension bridge
  26. beam bridge
  27. 10
  28. 3
  29. arch bridge
  30. True
  31. False
  32. False
  33. a flat deck on piers
  34. suspension bridge
  35. 30
  36. 8
  37. 10
  38. 25
  39. 15
  40. 45

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