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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 770 · 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 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) tall towers hold cables
  3. 3.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) tall towers hold cables
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  11. 11.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a flat deck on piers
  14. 14.🌉 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?
  15. 15.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) compression (d) tension
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam 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 180 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  27. 27.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 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?
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the longest spans of all (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  39. 39.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) deck hangs from cables (d) cables tied down at ends
  40. 40.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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