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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 638 · 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) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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