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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 586 · 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 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 150 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.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.🌉 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?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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