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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 667 · 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 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  14. 14.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  22. 22.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  31. 31.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  33. 33.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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