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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 994 · 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 bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. beam bridge
  3. 40
  4. 5
  5. arch bridge
  6. 45
  7. False
  8. piers
  9. 1
  10. False
  11. tension
  12. beam bridge
  13. tall towers hold cables
  14. suspension bridge
  15. 8
  16. False
  17. compression
  18. pushes out on its ends
  19. 8
  20. suspension bridge
  21. True
  22. suspension bridge
  23. False
  24. 9
  25. good for short gaps
  26. True
  27. 2
  28. 35
  29. True
  30. suspension bridge
  31. arch bridge
  32. arch bridge
  33. 45
  34. True
  35. the longest spans of all
  36. 6
  37. 3
  38. True
  39. stones squeezed together
  40. False

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