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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 639 · 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) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  2. 2.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  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 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  14. 14.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. the simplest bridge
  2. False
  3. beam bridge
  4. suspension bridge
  5. 20
  6. 11
  7. tension
  8. 1
  9. 10
  10. 3
  11. True
  12. good for short gaps
  13. a curve under the deck
  14. True
  15. True
  16. suspension bridge
  17. a log across a stream
  18. 45
  19. a flat deck on piers
  20. suspension bridge
  21. 9
  22. deck hangs from cables
  23. 40
  24. suspension bridge
  25. 8
  26. True
  27. True
  28. True
  29. beam bridge
  30. 3
  31. False
  32. arch bridge
  33. tall towers hold cables
  34. False
  35. piers
  36. 6
  37. beam bridge
  38. beam bridge
  39. 50
  40. False

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