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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 6 · 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 can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  8. 8.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 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?
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 250 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: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  38. 38.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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