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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 708 · 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: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) piers
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

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

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