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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 461 · 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 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  13. 13.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  20. 20.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  30. 30.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 480 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 480 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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