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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 754 · 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 is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  5. 5.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  8. 8.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  25. 25.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge

Answer key

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

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