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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 836 · 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) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  25. 25.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  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 a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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