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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 886 · 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.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  4. 4.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  21. 21.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  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 a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. piers
  2. 15
  3. cables tied down at ends
  4. False
  5. suspension bridge
  6. beam bridge
  7. 20
  8. False
  9. False
  10. 6
  11. 2
  12. False
  13. 20
  14. True
  15. suspension bridge
  16. deck hangs from cables
  17. suspension bridge
  18. 50
  19. stones squeezed together
  20. a flat deck on piers
  21. tension
  22. beam bridge
  23. beam bridge
  24. False
  25. 11
  26. a rope bridge in hills
  27. 8
  28. suspension bridge
  29. 9
  30. False
  31. arch bridge
  32. 12
  33. 6
  34. True
  35. beam bridge
  36. 11
  37. compression
  38. 3
  39. pushes out on its ends
  40. 9

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