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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 142 · 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 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?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  15. 15.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  19. 19.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  35. 35.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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