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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 297 · 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 is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  11. 11.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) pushes out on its ends
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) deck hangs from cables
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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