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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 414 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 20 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  7. 7.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  11. 11.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  18. 18.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  19. 19.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a curve under the deck (c) deck hangs from cables (d) good for short gaps
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 140 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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