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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 193 · 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  21. 21.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 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?
  28. 28.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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