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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 494 · 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 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) tension (d) friction
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) pushes out on its ends
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) the simplest bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  30. 30.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 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?
  35. 35.🌉 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?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

  1. 10
  2. True
  3. arch bridge
  4. tension
  5. False
  6. compression
  7. 8
  8. 11
  9. 10
  10. a curve under the deck
  11. suspension bridge
  12. suspension bridge
  13. beam bridge
  14. 25
  15. 2
  16. a log across a stream
  17. piers
  18. good for short gaps
  19. suspension bridge
  20. 12
  21. the simplest bridge
  22. beam bridge
  23. suspension bridge
  24. tall towers hold cables
  25. arch bridge
  26. 40
  27. 10
  28. beam bridge
  29. cables tied down at ends
  30. False
  31. 40
  32. 25
  33. 15
  34. 5
  35. 11
  36. 7
  37. True
  38. False
  39. False
  40. 50

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