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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 837 · 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: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  11. 11.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  14. 14.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  33. 33.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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