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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 682 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  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.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  30. 30.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  35. 35.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. piers
  2. compression
  3. tall towers hold cables
  4. arch bridge
  5. good for short gaps
  6. suspension bridge
  7. beam bridge
  8. 25
  9. False
  10. 11
  11. False
  12. suspension bridge
  13. suspension bridge
  14. the simplest bridge
  15. True
  16. suspension bridge
  17. beam bridge
  18. False
  19. arch bridge
  20. 45
  21. beam bridge
  22. 8
  23. tension
  24. 50
  25. 10
  26. 40
  27. False
  28. 20
  29. a rope bridge in hills
  30. False
  31. 4
  32. suspension bridge
  33. 3
  34. stones squeezed together
  35. False
  36. 3
  37. cables tied down at ends
  38. 30
  39. pushes out on its ends
  40. 6

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