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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 903 · 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 is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  11. 11.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 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?
  14. 14.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) pushes out on its ends
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  36. 36.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends

Answer key

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

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