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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 60 · 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 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  3. 3.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) balloons (c) nothing (d) cables only
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  10. 10.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  12. 12.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) good for short gaps (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) tall towers hold cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  32. 32.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge

Answer key

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

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