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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 493 · 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 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) stones squeezed together
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) cables tied down at ends (d) good for short gaps
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  33. 33.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 400 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 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?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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