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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 564 · 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 is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  12. 12.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 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?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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