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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 559 · 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 of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  29. 29.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together

Answer key

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

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