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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 811 · 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) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) nothing
  16. 16.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  22. 22.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  40. 40.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force

Answer key

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

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