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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 128 · 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 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 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?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) balloons
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  19. 19.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 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?
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  30. 30.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  32. 32.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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