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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 702 · 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: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  22. 22.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 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?
  29. 29.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  37. 37.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 240 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: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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