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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 832 · 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 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.🌉 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?
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  11. 11.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  34. 34.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  40. 40.🌉 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?

Answer key

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

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