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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 240 · 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 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  4. 4.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 80 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.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  22. 22.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  28. 28.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  30. 30.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  36. 36.🌉 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?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 5
  3. piers
  4. False
  5. 7
  6. pushes out on its ends
  7. suspension bridge
  8. False
  9. suspension bridge
  10. a curve under the deck
  11. 50
  12. beam bridge
  13. beam bridge
  14. arch bridge
  15. False
  16. 50
  17. 1
  18. True
  19. tension
  20. 10
  21. compression
  22. False
  23. True
  24. tall towers hold cables
  25. True
  26. True
  27. the longest spans of all
  28. True
  29. stones squeezed together
  30. False
  31. beam bridge
  32. 11
  33. False
  34. True
  35. a flat deck on piers
  36. 6
  37. beam bridge
  38. 4
  39. 45
  40. 10

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