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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 878 · 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 40 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  2. 2.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a curve under the deck (c) stones squeezed together (d) tall towers hold cables
  3. 3.🌉 A beam bridge is 40 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  4. 4.🌉 Which bridge type: “the longest spans of all”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  5. 5.🌉 A beam bridge is 120 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 20 m. How many spans are there?
  6. 6.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🌉 A beam bridge 160 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 20 m. How many piers are there?
  8. 8.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) a flat deck on piers (c) tall towers hold cables (d) stones squeezed together
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  10. 10.🌉 Which bridge type: “a flat deck on piers”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  11. 11.🌉 A beam bridge is 550 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  12. 12.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) arch bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) beam bridge (d) log bridge
  13. 13.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  14. 14.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🌉 A beam bridge 100 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  16. 16.True or false: “deck hangs from cables” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 90 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 15 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) balloons (b) piers (c) nothing (d) cables only
  19. 19.🌉 Which bridge type: “good for short gaps”? (a) arch bridge (b) beam bridge (c) suspension bridge
  20. 20.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🌉 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?
  23. 23.🌉 A beam bridge is 50 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 25 m. How many spans are there?
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge is 30 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 10 m. How many spans are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long is split by piers into 3 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  27. 27.🌉 Which bridge type: “deck hangs from cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.True or false: “the longest spans of all” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) the simplest bridge (c) a curve under the deck (d) a log across a stream
  31. 31.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) good for short gaps (c) the longest spans of all (d) a curve under the deck
  32. 32.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a log across a stream (c) the longest spans of all (d) pushes out on its ends
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge 240 m long is split by piers into 6 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  34. 34.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) friction (b) compression (c) tension (d) no force
  35. 35.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  36. 36.🌉 A beam bridge 165 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  37. 37.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) a curve under the deck (b) tall towers hold cables (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  38. 38.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a flat deck on piers (c) pushes out on its ends (d) cables tied down at ends
  39. 39.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🌉 A beam bridge 250 m long is split by piers into 5 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?

Answer key

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

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