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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 675 · 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 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?
  2. 2.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a curve under the deck
  6. 6.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  7. 7.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  10. 10.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) arch bridge
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  14. 14.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) cables only (d) nothing
  19. 19.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) a curve under the deck
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) pushes out on its ends (d) deck hangs from cables
  27. 27.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 220 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) the longest spans of all
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a log across a stream
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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