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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 840 · 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 20 m. How many spans are there?
  2. 2.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge 50 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  6. 6.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 45 m. How many spans are there?
  8. 8.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) tension (c) no force (d) compression
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge 245 m long is split by piers into 7 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  12. 12.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  13. 13.🌉 A beam bridge 200 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  15. 15.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) pushes out on its ends (c) good for short gaps (d) a flat deck on piers
  16. 16.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  17. 17.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) pushes out on its ends (b) cables tied down at ends (c) deck hangs from cables (d) the simplest bridge
  18. 18.🌉 A beam bridge 175 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  19. 19.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) good for short gaps (c) a curve under the deck (d) tall towers hold cables
  20. 20.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) tension (c) friction (d) no force
  21. 21.🌉 A beam bridge is 350 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  22. 22.🌉 A beam bridge is 100 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  23. 23.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 60 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 30 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  26. 26.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a curve under the deck
  27. 27.True or false: “cables tied down at ends” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 8 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  30. 30.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) deck hangs from cables (c) good for short gaps (d) tall towers hold cables
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  32. 32.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  34. 34.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a flat deck on piers (d) cables tied down at ends
  35. 35.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 180 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  37. 37.🌉 Which bridge type: “the simplest bridge”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  38. 38.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🌉 A beam bridge 40 m long is split by piers into 2 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 320 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 40 m. How many piers are there?

Answer key

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

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