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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 405 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) cables only (c) piers (d) nothing
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) a rope bridge in hills
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) stones squeezed together (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. 3
  3. the longest spans of all
  4. tall towers hold cables
  5. pushes out on its ends
  6. suspension bridge
  7. 20
  8. 2
  9. beam bridge
  10. piers
  11. 10
  12. a rope bridge in hills
  13. beam bridge
  14. arch bridge
  15. beam bridge
  16. 45
  17. 3
  18. 4
  19. 8
  20. compression
  21. suspension bridge
  22. 10
  23. 8
  24. beam bridge
  25. False
  26. the simplest bridge
  27. good for short gaps
  28. a flat deck on piers
  29. stones squeezed together
  30. arch bridge
  31. False
  32. tension
  33. 11
  34. suspension bridge
  35. a curve under the deck
  36. 2
  37. 10
  38. 7
  39. 7
  40. deck hangs from cables

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