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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 144 · 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 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a rope bridge in hills
  5. 5.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  6. 6.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  21. 21.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the longest spans of all
  25. 25.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) the longest spans of all
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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