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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 560 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  4. 4.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 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?
  8. 8.🌉 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?
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  38. 38.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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