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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 648 · 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 225 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) the simplest bridge
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 400 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  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 an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a rope bridge in hills
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge is 225 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  33. 33.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the simplest bridge (d) stones squeezed together
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  38. 38.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) good for short gaps (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables

Answer key

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

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