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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 649 · 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 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  9. 9.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  11. 11.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  13. 13.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 9
  2. a log across a stream
  3. 10
  4. beam bridge
  5. suspension bridge
  6. True
  7. 3
  8. compression
  9. True
  10. piers
  11. False
  12. stones squeezed together
  13. True
  14. False
  15. beam bridge
  16. a flat deck on piers
  17. 30
  18. True
  19. the simplest bridge
  20. 45
  21. tension
  22. suspension bridge
  23. True
  24. pushes out on its ends
  25. the longest spans of all
  26. 5
  27. True
  28. deck hangs from cables
  29. 10
  30. 1
  31. beam bridge
  32. False
  33. tall towers hold cables
  34. suspension bridge
  35. arch bridge
  36. 11
  37. suspension bridge
  38. False
  39. suspension bridge
  40. False

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