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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 824 · 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 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  3. 3.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) compression (b) no force (c) friction (d) tension
  4. 4.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) good for short gaps
  5. 5.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) stones squeezed together (c) pushes out on its ends (d) a flat deck on piers
  6. 6.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge
  9. 9.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  11. 11.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge 140 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  13. 13.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) the simplest bridge (c) cables tied down at ends (d) stones squeezed together
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 440 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 40 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) log bridge (c) beam bridge (d) suspension bridge
  16. 16.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) a flat deck on piers (d) pushes out on its ends
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge 80 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  18. 18.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  19. 19.🌉 A beam bridge 105 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  20. 20.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) balloons (c) cables only (d) piers
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) stones squeezed together (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a rope bridge in hills
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  24. 24.True or false: “good for short gaps” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🌉 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?
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  27. 27.🌉 A beam bridge 440 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🌉 A beam bridge is 405 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  31. 31.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  35. 35.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  38. 38.🌉 A beam bridge is 105 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge is 180 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge is 80 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?

Answer key

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

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