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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 57 · 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 bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  24. 24.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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