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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 556 · 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 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  14. 14.🌉 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?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  20. 20.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables

Answer key

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

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