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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 52 · 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 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 495 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  5. 5.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) good for short gaps
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) good for short gaps (d) cables tied down at ends
  9. 9.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) friction (c) tension (d) compression
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  22. 22.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) piers
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 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?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  31. 31.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 550 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

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

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