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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 882 · 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 of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  5. 5.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 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?
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. cables tied down at ends
  2. 5
  3. compression
  4. a flat deck on piers
  5. False
  6. 15
  7. arch bridge
  8. True
  9. the longest spans of all
  10. a rope bridge in hills
  11. arch bridge
  12. 12
  13. 50
  14. a log across a stream
  15. suspension bridge
  16. 10
  17. False
  18. False
  19. 50
  20. the simplest bridge
  21. beam bridge
  22. good for short gaps
  23. pushes out on its ends
  24. suspension bridge
  25. 11
  26. a curve under the deck
  27. suspension bridge
  28. 10
  29. 20
  30. arch bridge
  31. 45
  32. True
  33. piers
  34. 45
  35. suspension bridge
  36. False
  37. 1
  38. True
  39. 3
  40. 40

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