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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 500 · 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 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  7. 7.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) tension (c) compression (d) friction
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  10. 10.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  21. 21.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) stones squeezed together
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 495 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the simplest bridge (d) the longest spans of all
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 30
  2. a curve under the deck
  3. 30
  4. 4
  5. suspension bridge
  6. pushes out on its ends
  7. deck hangs from cables
  8. tension
  9. the simplest bridge
  10. True
  11. 6
  12. a log across a stream
  13. compression
  14. beam bridge
  15. 8
  16. a flat deck on piers
  17. 10
  18. 6
  19. 12
  20. tall towers hold cables
  21. True
  22. a rope bridge in hills
  23. 40
  24. suspension bridge
  25. piers
  26. 11
  27. cables tied down at ends
  28. beam bridge
  29. False
  30. 5
  31. False
  32. suspension bridge
  33. 35
  34. 45
  35. 10
  36. the longest spans of all
  37. False
  38. 2
  39. True
  40. True

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