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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 979 · 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 480 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  5. 5.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  10. 10.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 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?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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