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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 804 · 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.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) tall towers hold cables (c) the simplest bridge (d) a flat deck on piers
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) a curve under the deck (c) pushes out on its ends (d) stones squeezed together
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) suspension bridge (d) beam bridge
  7. 7.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) cables tied down at ends (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a flat deck on piers (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) friction (b) no force (c) tension (d) compression
  14. 14.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) tall towers hold cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 275 m long is split by piers into 11 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 35 m. How many piers are there?
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  21. 21.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) tall towers hold cables (b) the simplest bridge (c) stones squeezed together (d) the longest spans of all
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge 280 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  25. 25.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) deck hangs from cables (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  26. 26.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  27. 27.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) cables only (b) piers (c) nothing (d) balloons
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 385 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 75 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 135 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  35. 35.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 240 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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