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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 860 · 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 suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) nothing (d) balloons
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  37. 37.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck

Answer key

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

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