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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 711 · 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) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 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?
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 175 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 120 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.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  28. 28.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  30. 30.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. beam bridge
  2. 6
  3. beam bridge
  4. 10
  5. True
  6. 8
  7. the simplest bridge
  8. 6
  9. suspension bridge
  10. 4
  11. False
  12. arch bridge
  13. 11
  14. 6
  15. 12
  16. True
  17. 3
  18. False
  19. compression
  20. 30
  21. suspension bridge
  22. tall towers hold cables
  23. beam bridge
  24. 1
  25. 2
  26. False
  27. stones squeezed together
  28. False
  29. piers
  30. True
  31. suspension bridge
  32. the longest spans of all
  33. False
  34. 5
  35. True
  36. pushes out on its ends
  37. a curve under the deck
  38. suspension bridge
  39. 10
  40. True

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