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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 799 · 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 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  5. 5.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 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 bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  17. 17.🌉 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?
  18. 18.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  20. 20.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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