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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 807 · 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 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) tension (d) friction
  3. 3.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) pushes out on its ends (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  6. 6.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) pushes out on its ends (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a flat deck on piers
  8. 8.🌉 A beam bridge 350 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) nothing (c) cables only (d) piers
  11. 11.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 25 m. How many piers are there?
  13. 13.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) good for short gaps (b) the simplest bridge (c) the longest spans of all (d) a log across a stream
  16. 16.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) compression (c) friction (d) no force
  17. 17.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge 420 m long is split by piers into 12 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  22. 22.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 360 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long is split by piers into 10 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 315 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge is 70 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) log bridge (d) arch bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 50 m. How many piers are there?
  34. 34.True or false: “a log across a stream” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge is 135 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) good for short gaps (c) pushes out on its ends (d) the longest spans of all
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) tall towers hold cables (d) a log across a stream
  39. 39.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

  1. 9
  2. compression
  3. the simplest bridge
  4. beam bridge
  5. arch bridge
  6. False
  7. a flat deck on piers
  8. 6
  9. True
  10. piers
  11. True
  12. 1
  13. True
  14. suspension bridge
  15. the longest spans of all
  16. tension
  17. beam bridge
  18. 6
  19. 50
  20. arch bridge
  21. 35
  22. False
  23. 8
  24. True
  25. beam bridge
  26. 20
  27. 45
  28. suspension bridge
  29. 7
  30. 50
  31. suspension bridge
  32. False
  33. 4
  34. False
  35. pushes out on its ends
  36. 3
  37. good for short gaps
  38. tall towers hold cables
  39. True
  40. 5

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