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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 607 · 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: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  24. 24.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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