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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 935 · 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.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  19. 19.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  20. 20.🌉 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?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  36. 36.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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