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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 430 · 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 500 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  11. 11.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  34. 34.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) tall towers hold cables
  37. 37.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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