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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 996 · 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 bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  11. 11.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 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?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a log across a stream
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  29. 29.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) nothing
  30. 30.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  34. 34.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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