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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 774 · 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 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 280 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) cables only (c) piers (d) balloons
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  10. 10.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) the simplest bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) log bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge (d) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  15. 15.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🌉 A beam bridge is 275 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  19. 19.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: “a log across a stream” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) no force (d) tension
  24. 24.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  25. 25.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the longest spans of all (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) a curve under the deck
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge is 160 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  27. 27.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  31. 31.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) a log across a stream (d) tall towers hold cables
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the simplest bridge
  33. 33.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) stones squeezed together
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a curve under the deck
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 450 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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