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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 488 · 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 beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  4. 4.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  7. 7.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  10. 10.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  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 of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. good for short gaps
  2. 45
  3. piers
  4. True
  5. 30
  6. a rope bridge in hills
  7. True
  8. suspension bridge
  9. tension
  10. False
  11. 40
  12. deck hangs from cables
  13. beam bridge
  14. beam bridge
  15. 5
  16. arch bridge
  17. cables tied down at ends
  18. beam bridge
  19. suspension bridge
  20. beam bridge
  21. the simplest bridge
  22. 20
  23. 20
  24. False
  25. True
  26. pushes out on its ends
  27. 3
  28. 7
  29. suspension bridge
  30. 8
  31. True
  32. True
  33. the longest spans of all
  34. 2
  35. a curve under the deck
  36. 50
  37. suspension bridge
  38. 25
  39. 1
  40. True

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