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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 248 · 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 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) balloons (d) piers
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 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?
  16. 16.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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