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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 320 · 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 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  5. 5.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  17. 17.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  19. 19.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  21. 21.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) good for short gaps
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  30. 30.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 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?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  37. 37.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables

Answer key

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

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