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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 163 · 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 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) no force (d) compression
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  9. 9.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 200 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 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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