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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 56 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 125 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  8. 8.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 600 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  11. 11.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) balloons (d) nothing
  12. 12.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) pushes out on its ends
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills
  19. 19.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 450 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.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

  1. beam bridge
  2. 30
  3. suspension bridge
  4. suspension bridge
  5. compression
  6. 25
  7. a curve under the deck
  8. pushes out on its ends
  9. 50
  10. arch bridge
  11. piers
  12. True
  13. 20
  14. True
  15. a log across a stream
  16. 3
  17. 25
  18. stones squeezed together
  19. True
  20. False
  21. False
  22. True
  23. 3
  24. 11
  25. deck hangs from cables
  26. beam bridge
  27. beam bridge
  28. False
  29. tension
  30. 5
  31. 8
  32. 5
  33. arch bridge
  34. 8
  35. 40
  36. 45
  37. arch bridge
  38. False
  39. 4
  40. beam bridge

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