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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 469 · 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 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) deck hangs from cables
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a flat deck on piers
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 385 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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