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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 683 · 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 bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  6. 6.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  20. 20.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 420 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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