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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 826 · 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 bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  6. 6.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 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?
  9. 9.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  12. 12.🌉 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?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  18. 18.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (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.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 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?
  30. 30.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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