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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 696 · 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 rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  5. 5.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 135 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.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream

Answer key

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

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