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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 847 · 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.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 540 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.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 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?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a log across a stream
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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