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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 539 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  25. 25.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together

Answer key

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

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