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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 745 · 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 is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a flat deck on piers (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  4. 4.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  5. 5.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  6. 6.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) stones squeezed together (d) a log across a stream
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 75 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 330 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 30 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  14. 14.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  18. 18.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) cables tied down at ends
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) stones squeezed together (d) deck hangs from cables
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  32. 32.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 540 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge 360 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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