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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 988 · 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 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  16. 16.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  18. 18.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 405 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 245 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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