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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 913 · 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 of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 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?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  17. 17.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers

Answer key

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

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