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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 578 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 165 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.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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