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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 516 · 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 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  7. 7.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  23. 23.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  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 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. 50
  2. deck hangs from cables
  3. suspension bridge
  4. 5
  5. True
  6. compression
  7. False
  8. a flat deck on piers
  9. arch bridge
  10. True
  11. False
  12. 10
  13. suspension bridge
  14. good for short gaps
  15. 10
  16. stones squeezed together
  17. pushes out on its ends
  18. 25
  19. True
  20. 6
  21. a log across a stream
  22. cables tied down at ends
  23. True
  24. suspension bridge
  25. piers
  26. 3
  27. 11
  28. True
  29. False
  30. beam bridge
  31. arch bridge
  32. the simplest bridge
  33. beam bridge
  34. tension
  35. suspension bridge
  36. 8
  37. 5
  38. True
  39. False
  40. 6

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