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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 603 · 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 is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  5. 5.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  22. 22.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  29. 29.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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