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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 650 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  2. 2.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  7. 7.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 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?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  26. 26.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 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?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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