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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 455 · 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 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  4. 4.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) cables tied down at ends
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 45 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 330 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  29. 29.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  33. 33.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) friction (d) compression
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) the simplest bridge

Answer key

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

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