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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 717 · 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 of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  9. 9.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  24. 24.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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