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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 624 · 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 of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  17. 17.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  18. 18.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 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?
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) the simplest bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends

Answer key

  1. the simplest bridge
  2. tall towers hold cables
  3. 2
  4. True
  5. a curve under the deck
  6. suspension bridge
  7. 11
  8. suspension bridge
  9. 10
  10. 3
  11. 1
  12. suspension bridge
  13. suspension bridge
  14. False
  15. arch bridge
  16. deck hangs from cables
  17. tension
  18. False
  19. suspension bridge
  20. good for short gaps
  21. stones squeezed together
  22. beam bridge
  23. 1
  24. False
  25. 45
  26. compression
  27. 10
  28. 10
  29. False
  30. 15
  31. beam bridge
  32. beam bridge
  33. 3
  34. True
  35. False
  36. 11
  37. False
  38. 40
  39. a rope bridge in hills
  40. a flat deck on piers

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