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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 971 · 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 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  14. 14.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 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?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  28. 28.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 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) the longest spans of all (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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