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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 616 · 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 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  4. 4.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) piers
  10. 10.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  14. 14.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  17. 17.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) good for short gaps (d) stones squeezed together
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) cables tied down at ends
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) a flat deck on piers
  31. 31.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” 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.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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