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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 438 · 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 is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  4. 4.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  10. 10.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  12. 12.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the longest spans of all (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  14. 14.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  21. 21.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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