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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 790 · 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 60 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 4 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  7. 7.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 125 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) a log across a stream (c) stones squeezed together (d) cables tied down at ends
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) deck hangs from cables
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  16. 16.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) piers (d) cables only
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) beam bridge (b) log bridge (c) arch bridge (d) suspension bridge
  19. 19.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) the longest spans of all
  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) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  22. 22.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  23. 23.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) stones squeezed together (c) a log across a stream (d) the longest spans of all
  24. 24.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 120 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  30. 30.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  32. 32.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  35. 35.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge 300 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 150 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. True
  3. 4
  4. 20
  5. 50
  6. arch bridge
  7. False
  8. beam bridge
  9. compression
  10. 5
  11. False
  12. stones squeezed together
  13. 2
  14. a curve under the deck
  15. suspension bridge
  16. piers
  17. 30
  18. suspension bridge
  19. the simplest bridge
  20. beam bridge
  21. good for short gaps
  22. arch bridge
  23. a log across a stream
  24. True
  25. 7
  26. True
  27. 4
  28. suspension bridge
  29. beam bridge
  30. False
  31. 2
  32. False
  33. 30
  34. suspension bridge
  35. True
  36. arch bridge
  37. beam bridge
  38. 50
  39. 30
  40. True

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