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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 690 · 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 suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps

Answer key

  1. tension
  2. beam bridge
  3. 45
  4. 11
  5. True
  6. a log across a stream
  7. pushes out on its ends
  8. 1
  9. suspension bridge
  10. stones squeezed together
  11. 6
  12. 50
  13. piers
  14. 30
  15. arch bridge
  16. beam bridge
  17. True
  18. beam bridge
  19. 7
  20. the longest spans of all
  21. a flat deck on piers
  22. suspension bridge
  23. a curve under the deck
  24. 20
  25. 11
  26. beam bridge
  27. compression
  28. suspension bridge
  29. True
  30. 2
  31. False
  32. suspension bridge
  33. True
  34. False
  35. good for short gaps
  36. 4
  37. suspension bridge
  38. False
  39. 10
  40. cables tied down at ends

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