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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 833 · 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: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 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?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) tall towers hold cables
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  32. 32.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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