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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 94 · 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: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  14. 14.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) tall towers hold cables
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  33. 33.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  37. 37.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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