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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 777 · 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: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 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?
  29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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