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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 344 · 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 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  11. 11.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. a rope bridge in hills
  3. 4
  4. False
  5. beam bridge
  6. 1
  7. suspension bridge
  8. beam bridge
  9. tension
  10. a curve under the deck
  11. True
  12. True
  13. False
  14. suspension bridge
  15. True
  16. True
  17. suspension bridge
  18. 2
  19. arch bridge
  20. compression
  21. the simplest bridge
  22. False
  23. piers
  24. 15
  25. 45
  26. suspension bridge
  27. 40
  28. beam bridge
  29. arch bridge
  30. False
  31. 5
  32. 50
  33. arch bridge
  34. True
  35. 45
  36. 6
  37. 7
  38. True
  39. 1
  40. 6

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