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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 784 · 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 100 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  2. 2.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) compression (d) friction
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) log bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  8. 8.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) good for short gaps
  10. 10.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) a log across a stream (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  16. 16.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 165 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) no force (b) compression (c) friction (d) tension
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  22. 22.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 45 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the simplest bridge
  28. 28.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a rope bridge in hills
  29. 29.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 225 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 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?
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a log across a stream (d) deck hangs from cables
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  39. 39.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) the longest spans of all (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 210 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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