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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 966 · 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 is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  3. 3.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  8. 8.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  17. 17.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  18. 18.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  33. 33.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  40. 40.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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