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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 910 · 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 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?
  2. 2.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  17. 17.🌉 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?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  21. 21.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) a rope bridge in hills
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  38. 38.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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