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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 285 · 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 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?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) arch bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  10. 10.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  17. 17.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  36. 36.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 220 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 30
  3. suspension bridge
  4. False
  5. True
  6. suspension bridge
  7. beam bridge
  8. False
  9. a log across a stream
  10. True
  11. beam bridge
  12. pushes out on its ends
  13. 15
  14. False
  15. suspension bridge
  16. good for short gaps
  17. piers
  18. suspension bridge
  19. suspension bridge
  20. cables tied down at ends
  21. arch bridge
  22. True
  23. beam bridge
  24. 30
  25. 8
  26. 9
  27. arch bridge
  28. tall towers hold cables
  29. 45
  30. False
  31. the simplest bridge
  32. 2
  33. compression
  34. True
  35. tension
  36. True
  37. 7
  38. 11
  39. False
  40. 11

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