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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 249 · 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 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam 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
  6. 6.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a rope bridge in hills
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) piers (d) nothing
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 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?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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