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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 749 · 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 suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  14. 14.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  17. 17.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 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?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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