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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 704 · 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: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  16. 16.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 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?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 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?
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  32. 32.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. arch bridge
  2. beam bridge
  3. a log across a stream
  4. 2
  5. False
  6. suspension bridge
  7. good for short gaps
  8. 35
  9. suspension bridge
  10. False
  11. False
  12. suspension bridge
  13. 2
  14. 3
  15. compression
  16. False
  17. beam bridge
  18. 4
  19. True
  20. 50
  21. arch bridge
  22. 5
  23. piers
  24. 30
  25. 1
  26. suspension bridge
  27. 11
  28. a rope bridge in hills
  29. arch bridge
  30. 10
  31. a flat deck on piers
  32. False
  33. 3
  34. suspension bridge
  35. beam bridge
  36. tall towers hold cables
  37. 11
  38. 10
  39. beam bridge
  40. False

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