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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 74 · 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: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  6. 6.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 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?
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 350 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

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

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