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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 644 · 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 60 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) no force (d) friction
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) cables tied down at ends
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 150 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) piers (b) nothing (c) balloons (d) cables only
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  23. 23.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) the simplest bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 320 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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