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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 124 · 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 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  6. 6.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  19. 19.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.🌉 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?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. 9
  3. arch bridge
  4. 50
  5. the simplest bridge
  6. True
  7. suspension bridge
  8. a curve under the deck
  9. suspension bridge
  10. 2
  11. True
  12. 15
  13. compression
  14. 10
  15. 35
  16. beam bridge
  17. True
  18. tall towers hold cables
  19. False
  20. suspension bridge
  21. 3
  22. cables tied down at ends
  23. stones squeezed together
  24. False
  25. 45
  26. False
  27. arch bridge
  28. piers
  29. arch bridge
  30. beam bridge
  31. 30
  32. the longest spans of all
  33. 8
  34. 15
  35. tension
  36. 35
  37. 6
  38. a flat deck on piers
  39. False
  40. 4

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