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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 747 · 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.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  27. 27.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 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 beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 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?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 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?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. a curve under the deck
  4. arch bridge
  5. piers
  6. cables tied down at ends
  7. suspension bridge
  8. False
  9. pushes out on its ends
  10. beam bridge
  11. 4
  12. beam bridge
  13. 50
  14. a log across a stream
  15. suspension bridge
  16. 30
  17. 6
  18. suspension bridge
  19. a flat deck on piers
  20. 2
  21. arch bridge
  22. 10
  23. 35
  24. the simplest bridge
  25. 7
  26. stones squeezed together
  27. True
  28. tension
  29. 12
  30. True
  31. False
  32. 2
  33. 10
  34. 20
  35. 9
  36. arch bridge
  37. 1
  38. 12
  39. suspension bridge
  40. beam bridge

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