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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 737 · 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.🌉 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?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  9. 9.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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