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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 17 · 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.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) a log across a stream
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  13. 13.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  23. 23.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) a rope bridge in hills
  24. 24.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  27. 27.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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