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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 65 · 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 70 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) deck hangs from cables
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 540 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  18. 18.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) good for short gaps (c) a flat deck on piers (d) a curve under the deck
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  27. 27.🌉 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?
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 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?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) compression (d) no force
  33. 33.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🌉 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?
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  39. 39.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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