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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 590 · 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: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  21. 21.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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