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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 8 · 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 beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 120 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 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?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  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 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. good for short gaps
  2. stones squeezed together
  3. the longest spans of all
  4. piers
  5. 5
  6. suspension bridge
  7. compression
  8. pushes out on its ends
  9. 7
  10. False
  11. False
  12. False
  13. True
  14. suspension bridge
  15. a log across a stream
  16. suspension bridge
  17. 5
  18. 12
  19. suspension bridge
  20. True
  21. a flat deck on piers
  22. 10
  23. tension
  24. suspension bridge
  25. True
  26. True
  27. deck hangs from cables
  28. 8
  29. arch bridge
  30. 10
  31. False
  32. the simplest bridge
  33. 25
  34. 1
  35. 45
  36. 15
  37. 3
  38. 11
  39. False
  40. 6

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