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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 808 · 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 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the longest spans of all
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  28. 28.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. False
  3. beam bridge
  4. a flat deck on piers
  5. piers
  6. 50
  7. beam bridge
  8. 11
  9. good for short gaps
  10. tall towers hold cables
  11. suspension bridge
  12. arch bridge
  13. beam bridge
  14. arch bridge
  15. pushes out on its ends
  16. tension
  17. suspension bridge
  18. True
  19. 25
  20. the simplest bridge
  21. cables tied down at ends
  22. 1
  23. False
  24. True
  25. False
  26. 5
  27. stones squeezed together
  28. False
  29. 4
  30. True
  31. True
  32. 45
  33. suspension bridge
  34. 4
  35. 10
  36. the longest spans of all
  37. arch bridge
  38. compression
  39. beam bridge
  40. a curve under the deck

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