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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 953 · 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 an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the simplest bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. a curve under the deck
  2. 45
  3. arch bridge
  4. 4
  5. suspension bridge
  6. False
  7. beam bridge
  8. suspension bridge
  9. True
  10. suspension bridge
  11. pushes out on its ends
  12. 1
  13. True
  14. a flat deck on piers
  15. arch bridge
  16. 50
  17. suspension bridge
  18. 12
  19. tension
  20. 7
  21. piers
  22. 20
  23. True
  24. False
  25. 10
  26. 4
  27. beam bridge
  28. beam bridge
  29. 15
  30. beam bridge
  31. deck hangs from cables
  32. 7
  33. the longest spans of all
  34. a rope bridge in hills
  35. True
  36. cables tied down at ends
  37. 40
  38. False
  39. True
  40. 5

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