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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 640 · 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 210 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  9. 9.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) good for short gaps
  10. 10.🌉 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?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) good for short gaps (d) a curve under the deck
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  15. 15.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  18. 18.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🌉 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?
  20. 20.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) a log across a stream (d) stones squeezed together
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  22. 22.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the longest spans of all (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  28. 28.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) piers (d) cables only
  30. 30.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 270 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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