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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 758 · 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 300 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  9. 9.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  10. 10.🌉 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?
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) log bridge (d) beam bridge
  12. 12.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) friction (c) compression (d) no force
  13. 13.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) tension (d) no force
  16. 16.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  17. 17.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 270 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) a flat deck on piers
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) cables only (d) balloons
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) tall towers hold cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  28. 28.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a log across a stream (c) a curve under the deck (d) good for short gaps
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 225 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.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  31. 31.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) a flat deck on piers
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 110 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge is 210 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 250 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 25
  2. False
  3. suspension bridge
  4. beam bridge
  5. 4
  6. beam bridge
  7. suspension bridge
  8. a log across a stream
  9. a curve under the deck
  10. 11
  11. suspension bridge
  12. tension
  13. False
  14. True
  15. compression
  16. a flat deck on piers
  17. False
  18. arch bridge
  19. 5
  20. suspension bridge
  21. pushes out on its ends
  22. 15
  23. arch bridge
  24. piers
  25. 45
  26. beam bridge
  27. stones squeezed together
  28. deck hangs from cables
  29. 4
  30. beam bridge
  31. a rope bridge in hills
  32. 10
  33. 15
  34. suspension bridge
  35. 6
  36. 50
  37. True
  38. 5
  39. arch bridge
  40. False

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