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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 485 · 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 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  17. 17.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  19. 19.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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