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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 421 · 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: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) compression (d) tension
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  17. 17.🌉 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?
  18. 18.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  24. 24.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 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.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge

Answer key

  1. suspension bridge
  2. 11
  3. tension
  4. False
  5. False
  6. cables tied down at ends
  7. 50
  8. beam bridge
  9. compression
  10. 5
  11. piers
  12. 35
  13. 3
  14. 2
  15. beam bridge
  16. good for short gaps
  17. 8
  18. False
  19. arch bridge
  20. beam bridge
  21. 5
  22. 35
  23. a log across a stream
  24. True
  25. 5
  26. True
  27. False
  28. 7
  29. beam bridge
  30. the longest spans of all
  31. suspension bridge
  32. suspension bridge
  33. 10
  34. 3
  35. 10
  36. 4
  37. False
  38. True
  39. 9
  40. arch bridge

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