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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 877 · 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: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 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?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) cables tied down at ends
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  25. 25.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  27. 27.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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