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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 589 · 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 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  14. 14.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  16. 16.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  22. 22.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 110 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) piers (d) balloons
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. beam bridge
  3. beam bridge
  4. suspension bridge
  5. a flat deck on piers
  6. 9
  7. False
  8. suspension bridge
  9. True
  10. 6
  11. suspension bridge
  12. 30
  13. tension
  14. False
  15. 3
  16. False
  17. arch bridge
  18. 2
  19. 4
  20. 9
  21. pushes out on its ends
  22. False
  23. the longest spans of all
  24. beam bridge
  25. 40
  26. 8
  27. True
  28. 3
  29. 11
  30. piers
  31. arch bridge
  32. suspension bridge
  33. 7
  34. True
  35. True
  36. 10
  37. False
  38. beam bridge
  39. True
  40. suspension bridge

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