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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 49 · 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 bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  19. 19.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 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?
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 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?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  39. 39.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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