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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 898 · 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: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 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?
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  19. 19.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 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?
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  32. 32.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends

Answer key

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

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