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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 901 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) deck hangs from cables
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  8. 8.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 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?
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  11. 11.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) stones squeezed together
  19. 19.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  40. 40.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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