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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 730 · 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 120 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) pushes out on its ends
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) no force (d) friction
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a curve under the deck (c) the longest spans of all (d) stones squeezed together
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  13. 13.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  17. 17.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  23. 23.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  25. 25.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) deck hangs from cables (d) a curve under the deck
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  29. 29.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  36. 36.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) good for short gaps
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  40. 40.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) cables tied down at ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a rope bridge in hills

Answer key

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

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