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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 636 · 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 450 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) deck hangs from cables (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a log across a stream
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) the simplest bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) tall towers hold cables (d) deck hangs from cables
  24. 24.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  29. 29.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) good for short gaps
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together

Answer key

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

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