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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 855 · 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 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.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) a curve under the deck
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  17. 17.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  18. 18.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  23. 23.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 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?
  28. 28.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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