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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 514 · 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: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  7. 7.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  13. 13.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  16. 16.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  21. 21.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  32. 32.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  34. 34.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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